“After three weeks of examination, IHOPKC has identified five of eight alleged victims.
Three of those five have publicly called the allegations lies, a fourth has not wanted to communicate with IHOPKC’s attorney, and the fifth’s allegations relate to incidents that preceded IHOPKC’s founding. Further, it became apparent that the Complaint Group did not have permission to include at least four of the women in their list of alleged victims.
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The Complaint Group’s allegations were also presented along with a list of pre-prepared demands ‘to prevent escalating levels of disclosure.’ These demands and threats, which included dictating the use of IHOPKC’s funds, generated an atmosphere of concern regarding the true objectives of the Complaint Group.”
–Report on Initial Findings, November 15, 2023
The Executive Leadership Team (ELT) at IHOPKC has taken some harsh criticism of late for how they are handling the recent accusations leveled at Mike Bickle regarding misconduct (and potentially clergy sexual abuse).
In particular, people are calling for them to hire a true “third party” to assess the allegations.
***I apologize for speaking from ignorance in my last post, and so, I deleted the rest of the post after talking with Mrs. DM who has professional experience with victims of sexual assault and Domestic Violence.***
Recanting an account is not uncommon for victims of such experiences. This just highlights the need for a true, third party to investigate these things.
The motives behind the “Complaint Group” matter less than caring for the women who may have experienced such abuse. Continuing to investigate with one’s own lawyer is not caring for them and will likely yield less than accurate results.
