Let me explain this to the UIs in the Kirk: James Nance had an affirmative moral & legal responsibility to protect Emilie Dye from predators, as well as any other harm. But instead of defending her, he preyed on her. Inferring from the comments, it appears that he exploited his office as Logos School teacher to groom her until she reached 18 — then he pounced on her. This demonstrates extraordinary calculation on his part, and all of his behavior from the time he was caught to the present should be filtered through this hermeneutic.

James Nance is a textbook sociopath (likely a psychopath), which explains why he ascended to the office of Kirk elder. He fit Doug Wilson’s qualifications for a pastor — until he got caught:

“You have articulated the difference between abuse and assault so well. What Jim did to me was so much more horrific than any other sexual violence that could be done against me. And he set me up for future assaults by messing with my psyche and taking away the normal defense most people naturally have. Rape is a bad time, sexual abuse is a living hell. . . .

I am not saying that to discount rape in anyway just to compare the two based on my personal experience. Rape also has the power to absolute wreck people particularly under certain circumstances.” —Emilie Dye