The elders asked the congregation to join them in “praying for anyone who has been impacted, courage for anyone who needs to see a counselor, Andrew, and the Shiira family.” “We take this matter very seriously,” the Lakeshore Church elders said in the email, “and will cooperate with appropriate parties throughout any further investigation or review.” The elders said they would make private counseling available to any church member and would address the situation during their service Sunday (May 16). New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) released a statement from its President, Dr. Jamie Drew, after charges were laid by police. KEEP READING Australians are less religious than ever, new report findsĪs soon as NOBTS was made aware of criminal online sexual misconduct allegations against Andrew Shiira, we were in complete cooperation with law enforcement and will continue to cooperate with them as requested. We offered any assistance we might provide to complete the investigation. Shiira. If anyone has any information of this nature, we encourage you to notify the Dean of Students office at and Campus Police at Shiira was dismissed from the institution upon notice of the charges made by law enforcement.Ĭurrently, we have no evidence of any physical harm or sexual harassment pertaining to our campus population by Mr. NOBTS remains committed to cooperating with law enforcement with any further inquiries or investigations. Shiira previously resigned his position on staff with the institution pending his graduation and prior to any allegations being made by law enforcement.
Dew said, “We are shocked and grieved to receive this news and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement in this matter.
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