700 victims of Southern Baptist sex abuse, revealed

Since 1998, about 220 church pastors, leaders, employees and volunteers within the Southern Baptist Convention have been convicted of sex crimes or took plea deals, according to an exclusive Houston 
Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News investigation.

Of those, nine are from the Houston area.

For years, the investigation found, the Southern Baptist Convention has refused to keep track of these pastors, youth pastors and other leaders, despite requests from victims of sexual abuse.