NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Paul Pressler, a former Texas judge who altered the Southern Baptist Convention twice, first when he led a fundamentalist takeover of the nation’s largest Protestant ...

But at least seven men accused him of sexual abuse. By Sarah Pulliam Bailey Paul Pressler, a former Houston appeals court judge who spent decades helping conservatives gain control of the Southern ...

Paul Pressler, a former Texas judge who altered the Southern Baptist Convention twice, first when he led a fundamentalist takeover of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and second when ...

Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexually abusing boys and young men and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, has died. He was 94.

Paul Pressler III, a Texas appeals court judge and leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexually abusing boys and young men and later settled a lawsuit over the ...

Paul Pressler, shown in 2004, was a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was accused of sexual abuse and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations. (File Photo/The Associated ...

FILE – Former Judge Paul Pressler poses for a photo in his home in Houston May 30, 2004. Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexual abuse and later ...