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. >> david pittman was 12 years old when he was sexually abused by youth minister at a southern baptisth in georgia. he told no one. >> is the person who is supposed to represent god and they are doing this, so who am i going to tell, what will i tell them? i'm a 12-year-old who's never been taught any of these things. quakes the abuse continued for three years. the charmer and shame -- trauma and shame led him to addiction. >> i didn't want to have to think about what happened to me. for 20 years some abusing drugs, my life spirals out of control. quakes with 14 million members in 47,000 affiliated churches, the spc is the largest protestant denomination in the u.s., and a powerful force in conservative politics. but southern baptists are reeling from rotten -- from revelations of widespread sexual abuse by ministers and church officials. quakes i think the report rocked people to their core. indignation and grief. quakes for decades church leaders made efforts to cover it up. >> last month and independent third-party report documented that the executive committee dismissed allegations
. >> david pittman was 12 years old when he was sexually abused by youth minister at a southern baptisth in georgia. he told no one. >> is the person who is supposed to represent god and they are doing this, so who am i going to tell, what will i tell them? i'm a 12-year-old who's never been taught any of these things. quakes the abuse continued for three years. the charmer and shame -- trauma and shame led him to addiction. >> i didn't want to have to think about what...
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. >> reporter: in the 1980s at age 12, david pittman says the music minister at his southern baptist raped him repeatedly. >> it would be oral, digital insertion-- you name it, it occurred. i froze. >> reporter: he says frankie wiley sexually abused him until he was 15, more than two decades later, pitman reported wiley to police, but the statute of limitations had expired, so he says he then told numerous church leaders. >> i was told unceremoniously, "be quiet, go away. there's nothing we can do for you. but we would like to pray for you." >> reporter: a new 288-page report by independent firm guide post solution alleges that the southern baptist convention's executive commit was stonewalling survivors, including pittman. after the report, s.b.c. leaders released a secret database listing accused pastors and church staff spanning decades. >> we need to fix what we've done, and we need to apologize, we need to be grateful for what the report has exposed so that we can correct it. >> reporter: in this 2019 eml pittman prov tbs new wiley confess toexually assaulting five boys, corrobo
. >> reporter: in the 1980s at age 12, david pittman says the music minister at his southern baptist raped him repeatedly. >> it would be oral, digital insertion-- you name it, it occurred. i froze. >> reporter: he says frankie wiley sexually abused him until he was 15, more than two decades later, pitman reported wiley to police, but the statute of limitations had expired, so he says he then told numerous church leaders. >> i was told unceremoniously, "be quiet, go...
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david pittman was just 12 years old when he was sexually abused by a youth minister at his southern baptist church and georgia. he told no one, you know, this is the person that supposed to represent god and they're doing this. so i, i, how am i gonna tell what, what am i gonna tell them? i'm a 12 year old who's never been taught any of these things. the abuse continued for 3 years. the trauma and shame got later led him to addiction. and i wanted in just as much of it as i could. so i didn't have to think about what had happened to him . and so for 20 years, i'm abusing drugs. my life spirals out of control with 14000000 members and 47000 affiliated churches. the sbc is the largest protestant denomination in the us and a powerful force and conservative politics. but southern baptists are reeling from revelations of widespread sexual abuse of children by ministers and church officials. for i think the report did rock people to their core. i mean, mixture of indignation, a grief for decades. church leaders made extensive efforts to cover it all up. last month and independent 3rd party report
david pittman was just 12 years old when he was sexually abused by a youth minister at his southern baptist church and georgia. he told no one, you know, this is the person that supposed to represent god and they're doing this. so i, i, how am i gonna tell what, what am i gonna tell them? i'm a 12 year old who's never been taught any of these things. the abuse continued for 3 years. the trauma and shame got later led him to addiction. and i wanted in just as much of it as i could. so i didn't...
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. >> reporter: in the 1980s, at age 12, david pittman says the music minister at his southern baptist church in georgia raped him repeatedly. >> it would be oral, digital insertion, you name, it occurred. i froze. >> reporter: he says frankie wiley sexually abused him until he was 15, more than two decades later, pittman reported wiley to police, but the statute of limitations had expired. so he says he then told numerous church leaders. >> i was told unceremoniously, be quiet, go away. there is nothing we can do for you. but we would like to pray for you. >> reporter: a new 288-page report by independent firm guide post solutions alleges that the southern baptist convention's executive committee was stonewalling survivors, including pittman. after the report, sbc leaders released a secret database listing accused pastors and church staff spanning decades. >> we need to fix what we've done, and we need to apologize. we need to be grateful for what the report has exposed so that we can correct it. >> reporter: in this 2019 email, pittman provided to cbs news, wiley did confess to sexua
. >> reporter: in the 1980s, at age 12, david pittman says the music minister at his southern baptist church in georgia raped him repeatedly. >> it would be oral, digital insertion, you name, it occurred. i froze. >> reporter: he says frankie wiley sexually abused him until he was 15, more than two decades later, pittman reported wiley to police, but the statute of limitations had expired. so he says he then told numerous church leaders. >> i was told unceremoniously, be...
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david pittman was just 12 years old when he was sexually abused by a youth minister at his southern baptist church and georgia. he told no one in this is the person that supposed to represent god and they're doing this. so i, i, how am i gonna tell what, what am i gonna tell them? i'm a 12 year old who's never been taught any of these things. the abuse continued for 3 years. the trauma and shame later led him to addiction that i wanted in just as much of it as i could. so i didn't have to think about what had happened to him. and so for 20 years, i'm abusing drugs, my life spirals out of control with 14000000 members and 47000 affiliated churches. the sbc is the largest protestant denomination in the us and a powerful force and conservative politics. but southern baptists are reeling from revelations of widespread sexual abuse of children by ministers and church officials. for i think the report did rock people to their core. i mean, mixture of indignation, a grief for decades. church leaders made extensive efforts to cover it all up. last month and independent 3rd party report, documented
david pittman was just 12 years old when he was sexually abused by a youth minister at his southern baptist church and georgia. he told no one in this is the person that supposed to represent god and they're doing this. so i, i, how am i gonna tell what, what am i gonna tell them? i'm a 12 year old who's never been taught any of these things. the abuse continued for 3 years. the trauma and shame later led him to addiction that i wanted in just as much of it as i could. so i didn't have to think...