"Sexual immorality" was the reason cited
when longtime Pastor Ken Engelking resigned in January from Morning
Star Community Church in Salem.
Four women had
come forward the previous spring with allegations against Engelking, two
other former church staff members and a member of an affiliated church.
In
a 23-page annotated letter to the Morning Star board of directors, the
women chronicled accusations of an abusive, adulterous
relationship involving Engelking, and sexual assault and rape by three
other men over more than 20 years, including as recently as 2010.
The
church sought legal counsel, then hired a private investigator to look
into the allegations. Nine months later, the board asked Engelking to
resign.
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The criminal statute of limitations has passed for all but one of the alleged assaults. Salem's Morning Star Church pastor quits after sexual misconduct claim
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