Philip Gunn, serving as his church’s attorney in 2011, was publicly accused of trying to cover up a sex abuse scandal that was featured in this week’s explosive report about mishandling of sex abuse cases in Southern Baptist Convention churches.
by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today May 24, 2022 Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn was closely involved in one of the harrowing stories featured in an explosive investigation into the mishandling of sexual abuse within Southern Baptist Convention churches.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.Adam Ganucheau, as Mississippi Today's editor-in-chief, oversees the newsroom and works with the editorial team to fulfill our mission of producing high-quality journalism in the public interest. Adam has covered politics and state government for Mississippi Today since February 2016. A native of Hazlehurst, Adam has worked as a staff reporter for AL.
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