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CBS affiliate WCSC is Charleston said a lawsuit filed Wednesday claimed a church found multiple separate incidents of sexual abuse involving a man and boys in the church's daycare bathroom.
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WCSC's report, the lawsuit claims NewSpring Church found 14 separate incidents of sexual abuse involving a church volunteer, Jacop Robert Lee Hazlett, 28, after reviewing its security camera footage from the last 90 days.
A 3-year-old boy's parents are suing the church and Hazlett, saying the church failed to properly screen and interview Hazlett before he was brought on, and said they did not enforce their policies in regards to monitoring security footage.
According to WCSC, Hazlett reportedly took photos of the 3-year-old's genitals after following him into the restroom and then sexually abused the boy for three minutes on Sept. 30. On camera, he can be seen keeping a lookout for approaching adults, as well as looking toward the security camera.
The incidents reportedly took place in the restroom for the 3 and 4-year-old child daycare room.
The 3-year-old's parents said in the lawsuit that they had noticed a change in their child's behavior, including him screaming that he didn't want to go to the church or to the daycare.
"We know of 14 victims in 90 days of footage," Josh Slavin, the attorney for the boy's family, said. "There could be countless more victims that we just don't know more about yet."