Savage had been on a leave of absence from the megachurch since January while an investigation was conducted into his ministry. She said the pastor, who was 22 at the time, drove her to a private location and forced her to perform sexual acts. Afterwards, leaders at the Texas church urged Woodson to keep quiet about what had happened to her and promised to address the matter internally. The Woodlands Parkway church in Texas later changed its name to StoneBridge Church. Larry Cotton, a former pastor at the church, was involved in the initial investigation into Savage’s actions 20 years ago.

Source: Huffington Post March 21, 2018 20:03 UTC