There is a pastor of a local church who as a youth pastor at a previous church had a 2 year physical relationship with a teenager (15 at the start) while he was married. He broke it off and soon left the ministry. He never told anyone including his wife. After a few years, the church where he currently is called him as pastor. The past was not revealed. About 3 years went by, and the girl finally told her parents who told the police, who brought him in for questioning. The statute of limitation had run out, so he could not be charged, but the word got out. After confessing to his family and church, he offered to step down. The majority of the church asked him to stay because the church had grown dramatically while he had been there. The church was SBC, and the local association after meeting, dropped the church from the association because they would not remove the pastor, or at least require him to have counseling.
The issue concerning the girl and her parents is now being handled in civil court. The church continues to function with some loss of members.
Based on the responses given in this thread, I would be curious as to what you would do in this situation.
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