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A former pupil of Hillsong College is to proceed with authorized motion towards Hillsong Church following the collapse of talks to achieve a settlement.
Anna Crenshaw, daughter of Ed Crenshaw, senior pastor of Victory Church in Pennsylvania, claimed she was indecently assaulted by Hillsong worker Brian Mays at a social gathering in 2016, when she was 18 years outdated.
Mr Mays later pleaded responsible to 1 rely of indecent assault in January 2020 and was handed a two-year conditional launch order with no conviction recorded. He was suspended by Hillsong for a 12 months.
Ms Crenshaw was suing Hillsong for its dealing with of her formal grievance towards Mays, made in 2018. She alleges that Hillsong breached its responsibility of care.
The case had been as a result of go to trial this week in Sydney however was adjourned on Monday after it appeared that Hillsong and Ms Crenshaw had reached a settlement.
The Daily Mail reviews that talks have collapsed and Ms Crenshaw will proceed with plans to sue the church.
Her lawyer was quoted as saying {that a} settlement “has not been forthcoming as a result of a disagreement between the events”.
Court will probably be reconvened on 13 May to set a date for the listening to. Ms Crenshaw is claiming damages, aggravated damages and exemplary damages.
