Former Southwestern Baptist administrator, Matt Queen, indicted for falsifying records to conceal abuse report, marking first federal indictment in DOJ's investigation of Southern Baptist Convention.

A former administrator at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Matt Queen, has been indicted for falsifying records in an attempt to conceal an abuse report, marking a significant development in the ongoing U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated institutions. Queen, now a pastor in North Carolina, is accused of altering, destroying, and concealing records to obstruct an ongoing grand jury investigation. This is the first federal indictment in the DOJ's investigation into the Southern Baptist Convention and its entities.

May 21, 2024
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