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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHe's a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly.
Bill Hybels built an iconic evangelical church outside Chicago. A former assistant says that in the 1980s, he sexually harassed her.
By Laurie Goodstein
Aug. 5, 2018
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. After the pain of watching her marriage fall apart, Pat Baranowski felt that God was suddenly showering her with blessings.
She had a new job at her Chicago-area megachurch, led by a dynamic young pastor named the Rev. Bill Hybels, who in the 1980s was becoming one of the most influential evangelical leaders in the country.
The pay at Willow Creek Community Church was much lower than at her old job, but Ms. Baranowski, then 32, admired Mr. Hybels and the churchs mission so much that it seemed worth it. She felt even more blessed when in 1985 Mr. Hybels and his wife invited her to move into their home, where she shared family dinners and vacations.
Once, while Mr. Hybelss wife, Lynne, and their children were away, the pastor took Ms. Baranowski out for dinner. When they got home, Mr. Hybels offered her a back rub in front of the fireplace and told her to lie face down.
Stunned, she remembered feeling unable to say no to her boss and pastor as he straddled her, unhooked her bra and touched her near her breasts. She remembered feeling his hands shake.
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He's a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. (Original Post)
DonViejo
Aug 2018
OP
In the name of the Father, son, and holy poltergeist, let thyself be feeled!
Major Nikon
Aug 2018
#4
"It's not a big deal. Why can't you just get over it? You didn't tell anyone, did you?"
dalton99a
Aug 2018
#5
nolabear
(41,987 posts)1. Here's my shocked face.
😳
dhol82
(9,353 posts)2. "Who Are You When Nobody's Looking"
Well, we certainly know now.
3Hotdogs
(12,394 posts)3. Wow! A man of God. Who'd-a ever thunk it?
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)4. In the name of the Father, son, and holy poltergeist, let thyself be feeled!
dalton99a
(81,527 posts)5. "It's not a big deal. Why can't you just get over it? You didn't tell anyone, did you?"
Typical evangelical asshole
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)7. K&R