Just months after three former employees filed a lawsuit against Grace Community Church (GCC) for what they claim was wrongful firing, the prominent church is facing another suit.

A plaintiff identified as Jane Doe, along with three minors, is suing the church over claims of aiding and abetting an alleged child abuser. According to the Christian Post, the plaintiff filed the complaint against the church and an individual named Clinton Jung in September.

Doe was reportedly married to Jung and reported him to church leaders in 2021, alleging that he had sexually abused their toddler-aged daughter. Rather than report the abuse to authorities, the woman claims that church leaders attempted to conceal Jung’s abuse and advised her to continue to “submit” to Jung’s authority.

“At numerous points, the Church colluded with Clinton to force Plaintiff to remain in the home with him and under his control despite knowing he had engaged in domestic violence and was likely to do it again in the future,” the complaint claims.

The suit says that when Doe and her children left Jung, church leaders testified on his behalf, advocating that the courts grant him weekly supervised visitation. On one of the visits, Jung allegedly sexually assaulted one of the minors.

In the suit, Doe says a district attorney could not file charges against Jung because of an inability to prove intent beyond a reasonable doubt. The lawsuit cites a letter from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office from 2023 to investigate the officers involved and rebuking the church over the alleged incident.

“[T]he pastor and elders at Grace Community Church muddled what could have been helpful evidence as to [Clinton’s] intent,” the letter states.