Links & Resources

2019-2021 news reporting

• A Hudson Megachurch, a Beloved Pastor and the International Sex Abuse Scandal They’ve Tried To Hide - Jul 31, 2019, Cleveland Scene
• Time and truth: Hudson church releases report on orphanage abuse claims - Aug 4, 2019, Akron Beacon Journal
• Christ Community Chapel Releases Abuse Report, Pastor Tom Randall Forced to Resign over Fake Emails - Aug 5, 2019, Cleveland Scene
• Deposed Pastor Tom Randall Launching New Nonprofit, Advocates Call on Portman to Investigate - Sep 11, 2019, Cleveland Scene
• Sexual Abuse Claims Rock Ohio Church - Nov 11, 2019, Ministry Watch
• Christ Community Chapel Members Refuse to Sign NDAs over Abuse Scandal - Jan 24, 2020, Cleveland Scene
• Group Asks Christ Community Chapel to Make Good on Abuse Reconciliation - Jan 26, 2021, Ministry Watch
• Advocates Deny Ohio Church’s Claim That Sankey Orphanage Abuse Is Resolved - Mar 25, 2021, Ministry Watch
• Hudson’s Christ Community Chapel Claims it Has Done All it Can to Resolve Randall Scandal, Advocates Object - Mar 26, 2021, Cleveland Scene

Historical news reporting

• [video] Ex-PBA Import nabbed for child molestation raps - Jan 13, 2014, ABS-CBN (Tagalog)
• Phl lacks resources vs child sex rings - Jan 18, 2014, The Philippines Star
• Letters from children in Philippine orphanage are source of charges against Hudson pastor, two others - Jan 26, 2014, Akron Beacon Journal
• Hudson pastor released from jail in the Philippines - Feb 4, 2014, Akron Beacon Journal
• Hudson Pastors Continue to Doctor Story About Sex Abuse in the Philippines - Sep 3, 2014, Cleveland Scene

Christ Community Chapel statements

• March email from CCC lead pastor Joe Coffey - Mar 12, 2019
• March statement from Suzanne Lewis-Johnson - Mar 12, 2019
• June email from CCC lead pastor Joe Coffey - Jun 7, 2019
• Final report from Suzanne Lewis-Johnson review - Aug 4, 2019
• Post-report statement from Joe Coffey - Aug 4, 2019
• Statement from CCC Elders (Jan 10) - Jan 10, 2020
• CCC Update Since Sankey Review - Mar 19, 2021

Blog: The Phoenix Preacher from 2014-2016

• Whistleblower Under Fire in Philippines Child Abuse Case - Jan 21, 2014
• Death Threats Alleged for Philippine Whistle Blowers - Feb 9, 2014
• [audio] Podcast: Interview with Miriam Bongolan and one victim - May 2, 2014
• Philippine Abuse Case Coverup Continues - Sep 7, 2015
• Statement from Joe Mauk - Jul 23, 2016

Blog: Truth Seeker from 2018-2019

• What happened at Sankey? - Oct 29, 2018
• The Tom Randall Orphanage Case: What happened in court? - Nov 7, 2018
• The Tom Randall Orphanage Case: What were the abuse allegations? - Nov 21, 2018
• Ohio Church says Abuse Allegations at Orphanage Untrue, Attack by Former Friend - Dec 10, 2018
• Christ Community Chapel says review by member underway, no public statement - Mar 12, 2019
• Tom Randall’s comments about former Sankey kids omit ongoing criminal case - Mar 21, 2019
• Tom Randall asserts corruption, violence, human rights abuses in NBI Manila custody - Mar 27, 2019
• Megachurch speaker Tom Randall describes alleged abuser as “best friend”, calls colleague who reported abuse “evil” - Apr 8, 2019
• What did Christ Community Chapel pastor Joe Coffey know and when did he know it? - Jul 9, 2019
• Is missionary Tom Randall ghostwriting under his supporters’ names? - Jul 27, 2019
• The Evangelical Machine That Protected Tom Randall — Until Now - Aug 6, 2019

Blog: The Wartburg Watch in 2019:

• Why Is There an Appearance of a Coverup at Christ Community Chapel? - Mar 8, 2019
• Unless Christ Community Chapel Hires an Independent, Third Party Investigator, the Questions About Sankey Will Not Go Away - Mar 13, 2019
• The Story of Alleged Abuse at Sankey Orphanage in the Philippines and Its Relationship to Christ Community Chapel, Tom Randall, and Joe Coffey - Mar 20, 2019
• The Behavior of Tom Randall: Two Victims and One Observer Come Forward and Raise Red Flags #metoo #churchtoo - Mar 27, 2019
• The Sankey Story Is Finally Beginning to Get the Attention It Deserves. #JusticeforSankey #churchtoo - Aug 10, 2019