FOX4 debate moderator John Holt pressed Kansas Democrat Adam Hamilton on Wednesday over why his church did not report allegations of inappropriate touching to police in 2005 and allowed the same volunteer to return as a camp leader the following year.
\n\nHolt asked Hamilton about the church’s decision to investigate internally rather than immediately turn the allegations over to law enforcement. Hamilton, the founding pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, is challenging Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS).
\n\n“Parents entrusted your church to take care of their children,” Holt said.
\n\nHolt then quoted an acknowledgment Hamilton had made to CNN about the church’s handling of the complaints.
\n\n“We should have called the police immediately, but that was not our policies 21 years ago,” Hamilton said in the remarks Holt played back during his question.
\n\nThe moderator noted that the volunteer returned as a camp leader in 2006 and faced further allegations. Church officials contacted authorities that year.
\n\n“Obviously, it’s your responsibility to take care of these kids,” Holt said. “Why not override that policy back in 2005 when you had to know that police or law enforcement are better at investigating these kinds of things than staff?”
\n\nHamilton did not…
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