The church, which began in 1984, has about five families, or about 35 members, including children, a former Word of Life church member said last year. (CNN) Christopher Leonard survived the beating in the sanctuary of the Word of Life Christian Church in upstate New York that killed his brother, Lucas Leonard. Eight members of the Word of Life Church, including the teens' father and the church pastor were indicted by a grand jury in November. On Tuesday, while testifying against his step-sister Sarah Ferguson, one of eight church members charged in connection with the death, Christopher Leonard admitted he had "inappropriately" touched her children. Lucas Leonard was taken to the hospital after church members found he wasn't breathing, police said.

Source: CNN June 29, 2016 00:21 UTC