Phaedrus the Vague: I thought Hovind was a delusional old crook years ago, when he was running his first scam-park that went bust when he was convicted of tax fraud.

Now, after 9 years in federal prison, Hovind's enabling child sex abuse. And other felonious and shady stuff. Hovind installed Jones, the abuser, in a house with one bed, personally moving him from a hostel-like place to the house, conveniently just off the scam-park property.
I assume Jones was a big donator to get the full enabler package from Hovind.

This article made me sick, angry. The naive mother of the kid did file a police report, but the case was closed despite what sounds like the kid getting roofied (time and memory loss).

When Chris Jones [convicted child abuser, arrested other times] returned in January 2021, ... Hovind held a meeting with DAL residents and Jones in an attempt to allay concerns about Jones' past. A recording of the meeting appears to confirm some allegations about Jones' activity at DAL.
"Did you see Chris in bed with a kid?" one DAL resident asks a ministry elder in the recording.
"I've seen Chris rassling with a kid, which I didn't think was appropriate, because when there's any slightness of that [sex offense convictions], you don't do that," the elder responds. "I'm pretty sure I did. And I told Chris, no more of that." The man goes on to explain that "I was mad at Chris because I got up, I said, 'Chris, what's he in your bed for? You've got these charges? What the heck are you in bed with a kid for?' Completely dressed."

"The way people say things," Hovind interjects, "that 'he was in bed with a child.' There's a way to make it sound worse than it is."

No, no need for spin, it is awful that a convicted child abuser was vacationing with an 11-year-old, wrestling and sleeping together in the same bed, and Hovind repeatedly dismissed all problems. After his 3rd wife, his secretary (who quit just after Jones' last visit in 2021 described above), many members and visitors expressed concern. Many of them recorded Hovind because he was acting so farked up.

Hovind is still defending the abusers conduct, and claims he was framed by [redacted] in his conviction and arrests!

Hopefully Hovind and this abuser are soon in prison where they can't scam and hurt people.
Also, fark the "elder" quoted above who was worried about appearances not the reality of the terrible situation for the kid.

NathanAllen: Religious people acting religiously.