Choices have consequences: failing to report child sexual abuse

A teacher, two pastors and a former principal have been arrested in a sexual assault case involving a 15-year-old boy, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado.

After a lengthy investigation, multiple interviews and search warrants, deputies said a grand jury indicted four people:

· A teacher at Hilltop Baptist School, 32-year-old Terah Allyn Rawlings, is charged with eight counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust and obscenity-promotion.

· The senior pastor at Hilltop Baptist Church and former superintendent of Hilltop Baptist School, 63-year-old Franklin “Wayne” Knight, is charged with failure to report child abuse or neglect and accessory to a crime. Deputies said Knight is Rawlings’ uncle.

· The associate pastor of Hilltop Baptist Church and former athletic director at Hilltop Baptist School, 57-year-old Raymond “Allen” Knight, is charged with failure to report child abuse or neglect. Deputies said he is Rawlings’ father.

· The former principal of Hilltop Baptist School, 51-year-old Jan Ocvirk, is charged with failure to report child abuse or neglect.

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