Kansas Senate candidate accuses rival pastor of covering up child sex abuse scandal at his church
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Anna Kaminski
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Summary
A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Kansas, state Sen. Patrick Schmidt, accused frontrunner Pastor Adam Hamilton of covering up a child sex abuse scandal at his church two decades ago. Schmidt demanded Hamilton withdraw from the race. Court records indicate the church investigated the abuse and eventually reported it to law enforcement. Hamilton's campaign called the accusations false and defamatory attacks exploiting the pain of affected families.
Key quotes
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Patrick Schmidt, a state senator from Topeka, faulted pastor Adam Hamilton for his handling of reported child sex abuse at a church retreat two decades ago.
Hamilton's campaign said Schmidt was using the pain of families to engage in 'false and defamatory attacks'
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