Simply hours earlier than Tammy Woods alleged in an interview with The Kansas Metropolis Star that Worldwide Home of Prayer Kansas Metropolis founder Mike Bickle groomed and sexually abused her within the Eighties when she was simply 14 years previous, her former pastor he reportedly sought her recommendation amid mounting abuse allegations. extra girls.
In posts highlighted on each X and Fb, former IHOPKC worker Ben Anderson shared a duplicate of the script that Bickle allegedly deliberate to make use of for himself and his spouse, Diane, to create the Jan. 30 video.
The video would reply to allegations that, for instance, he routinely instructed his alleged victims that his spouse would die younger, suggesting he might need a future with them sooner or later.
Anderson stated he was given a duplicate of the script by both Woods or a member of her household, and defined that Bickle ended up not making the video as a result of Woods, who’s now a 57-year-old mom and grandmother, suggested him in opposition to it. .”
“Tammy didn't suggest it to him and at this level he agreed to not comply with by way of. Time will inform if he's modified his thoughts for the reason that interview was printed or not,” Anderson claimed on X.
Woods instructed The Kansas Metropolis Star beneath her maiden identify that Bickle abused her in St. Louis, the place he led the church earlier than shifting to Kansas Metropolis and founding IHOPKC in 1999.
Woods stated Bickle abused her in his automobile, her residence, church and his workplace. She stated the abuse, which started when she started babysitting his two sons, included sexual contact however not intercourse. She disclosed that the founding father of IHOPKC additionally instructed her a number of instances that his spouse would die younger and prompt that she could possibly be the mom of his sons.
“He'd kiss my neck, he'd kiss my cheeks, he'd kiss my brow,” Woods stated, recalling the primary time Bickle kissed her as a lover in her residence when she was simply 14 years previous. “Kiss” was in my home. He sort of dragged me into the lavatory. And he kissed me like a person kisses a lady.”
In Bickle's alleged unused script, he denies ever telling any lady that God instructed him his spouse would die younger.
“I’ve by no means instructed any lady that 'God instructed me Diane was going to die and God instructed me to marry them.' Diane is the one who instructed me she believed she would die younger. Within the earlier years of our marriage, she had an inkling that she would die younger. We've talked about it a number of instances,” Bickle notes within the script.
In his evaluation of the script, Anderson criticizes Bickle for refusing “contact with outdoors leaders however having no drawback pushing his concepts by way of one in every of his victims.”
“He explains why he made this assertion – 'due to ache and burden.' my the household will endure' — not expressing any sort of sorrow for his actions or the ache he straight prompted numerous individuals. It's a textbook instance of DARVO (deny, assault, and reverse calling & abuser) the place he's now portrayed as the actual sufferer,” Anderson argues.
“He continues guilty all of it on 'Devil's agenda' to trigger us to be 'offended by God's management.' This isn’t removed from the sentiment nonetheless held by a few of immediately's leaders who cling to the concept that is the Darkish Horse and IHOP is beneath demonic assault in opposition to the prayer motion.”
Woods' story emerged after an unbiased report ready by lawyer Rosalee McNamara was launched on January 31. In that report, Bickle admitted to partaking in “consensual sexual contact” with a lady related to the 24/7 prayer ministry along with a beforehand admitted relationship with main Jane Doe, who claimed to have been his mistress for a number of years.
One other lady, recognized as “TH,” additionally added to Bickle's alleged sample of abusing underage women when she instructed TRR this month that Bickle started grooming and sexually abusing her when she was 15 and a 20-year-old intern on the church. mid 70s of the twentieth century. TH acknowledged that she is the ex-wife of self-proclaimed “prophet” Bob Hartley of Hartley Hope Ministries, who was lately banned from the 24/7 IHOPKC prayer corridor after being publicly accused of sexual assault and a sample of predatory conduct that he had affect on a number of accused. feminine victims.
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