Matt Chandler is the spiritual leader of a multi-site church known as The Village Church. It is one of the largest Baptist megachurches in the country. When Karen Hinkley’s husband confessed he was a pedophile, she divorced him. Her church punished her for divorcing her husband when he confessed and not seeking reconciliation. Her husband, Jordan Root, the pedophile they did not punish because he repented and was in counseling. The couple had been on a mission in East Asia when he was dismissed for violating their child safety policy. (How is not explained.)
- Baptist News: Man confesses to child porn, church disciplines his wife.
- The Daily Beast: Megachurch: Stay With Your Kiddie Porn-Watching Husband—or Face ‘Discipline’
- Church Communications regarding Root and Hinkley
