Settlement agreement reached with victims of lawsuits against Gainesville church and its parent organization

Three lawsuits filed in March 2024 against Ignite Life Center and Florida Multicultural District Council of the Assemblies of God were settled through a negotiated agreement. The lawsuits stated the organizations shared responsibility for enabling and covering up sexual abuse. Plaintiffs, who were minors at the time of the alleged abuse, claimed they were sexually assaulted by a former volunteer and member, Gabriel Hemenez, at the Ignite Life Center Summer Camp in Gainesville. The lawsuits alleged both the center and the district council were negligent in their responsibility to protect the victims and failed to intervene despite knowledge of the abuse.

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