HOUSTON — Citing expiration of the statute of limitations, a Texas court has dismissed several defendants and multiple counts in a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by retired Texas state district judge Paul Pressler, known as one of the engineers of the Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).
The lawsuit filed by plaintiff Gerald Duane Rollins in October 2017 alleged sexual misconduct by Pressler and also sought to hold several other defendants responsible, including the SBC.
Harris County District Judge R.K. Sandill’s Oct. 15 order granting summary judgment dismissed all claims against the SBC. Sandill’s order applies to Rollins’ allegations that Pressler abused him and also to related claims, including conspiracy and negligence, against Pressler; the SBC; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) in Fort Worth, Texas; former SWBTS President Paige Patterson; Houston’s First Baptist Church; Second Baptist Church, Houston; Pressler’s wife, Nancy; and Pressler’s former law partner Jared Woodfill.
All defendants have denied all of the claims against them. (BP)
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