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Grand jury declines to indict Dallas evangelist Rickie Rush [View all]
Lawyer says prosecutors “blew it’' by not meeting with man who says Rush raped himA Dallas County grand jury declined to indict megachurch pastor Rickie Rush in two criminal cases, including an allegation he raped a teenager 15 years ago.
The decision, handed down in a closed-door court proceeding late last week, means jurors found prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to show probable cause that Rush, the 63-year-old founder of the Inspiring Body of Christ Church, committed crimes.
Rush declined to be interviewed. His attorney called the allegations baseless and on Tuesday praised the grand jury’s action in a statement to The Dallas Morning News.
The decision “finally lifts this cloud as he continues his unabated and relentless work of bringing God’s word and purpose to the community,’’ said Rush’s attorney, Michael Heiskell.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2022/08/17/grand-jury-declines-to-indict-dallas-evangelist-rickie-rush/
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