Ministry leader in Texas used Bible to normalize sexual abuse of blind student, lawsuit says
Published in Religious News
The lawsuit says Savala was able to sexually abuse minors and college students across Texas under the protection of Assemblies of God and Chi Alpha.
One lawsuit filed in February 2024 alleges Savala and Texas A&M Chi Alpha members sexually abused a 13-year-old boy multiple times from 2021 to 2022, McClatchy News reported.
The lawsuit says Assemblies of God, Chi Alpha and Mountain Valley Fellowship Church allowed the teen to be around a convicted sex offender and failed to supervise Chi Alpha members.
The then 13-year-old was also taken to Savala’s home, where he was allegedly sexually abused, McClatchy News reported.
Assemblies of God said Savala “did not hold credentials with the Assemblies of God and was never on staff with any Chi Alpha campus ministry,” in a statement addressing the February lawsuit.
However, the lawsuit filed this week says Savala was a Chi Alpha staff member at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in 1989.
Savala is scheduled to appear in court for his criminal charges on March 20.
Huntsville is about a 70-mile drive north of Houston.
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