We want to support you as you process the recent news regarding Larry Cleek, Mike Phelps, and Covenant Love Community School (CLCS).
Covenant Love Community School (CLCS) was a Christian school serving the Ithaca, Freeville, and Dryden area since 1970. It was replaced in 2023 by Willow Glen Christian School.
CLC Church initiates an independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Larry Cleek, long-time CLCS teacher, CLC elder, and pastor.
The husband of a long-time CLCS teacher & administrator pleads guilty to sexually abusing their daughter.
GRACE releases their findings after eight months of investigation and interviews with 30 witnesses.
Reporting Victim 2 shares her story and advocates for other victims during CLC's first Community Conversation post-GRACE Report.
CLC Church updates their website with an apology to RV1, RV2, and all other victims of sexual abuse at CLC.
These are hard things to process. Take your time. Everyone is at a different place. We want to support you as best we can.
Updates from the CLC Church elders can be found at clcgracereport.net.
An unsent November 2023 letter to Larry Cleek from Reporting Victim 1.
An October 2024 letter to the CLC elders and community from Reporting Victim 2.
John Hinton was a beloved pastor who sexually abused children for decades before being caught. Now his wife (Clara) and son (Jimmy) work to educate others.
READ/WATCH:
LEARN MORE:
https://jimmyhinton.org/
"In a study of sexual abuse originating in Protestant churches, out of 328 male offenders, 34.9 percent had the title of pastor. We should not just worry about the creepy guy in the back. Successful predators can be in positions of respect in our churches."
RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. They have resources on how to:
If you think you or someone you love may be a survivor of abuse at CLCS, whether by Larry Cleek, Mike Phelps, or anyone else, you can request a free consultation with GRACE.
Call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 in the US, or live chat at chat.988lifeline.org
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