Kanakuk Kamps faces another lawsuit from sexual abuse victim
Summerset reports he was sexually abused by Peter “Pete” Newman, who received two life sentences in 2010 plus 30 years for sexually abusing Kanakuk attendees.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - One of the country’s largest Christian camps attended by many Middle Tennessee youth is now facing another lawsuit by a sexual abuse survivor.
Andrew Summersett, 37, filed the lawsuit against Branson-based Kanakuk Kamps on June 24.
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Summerset reports he was sexually abused by Peter “Pete” Newman, who received two life sentences in 2010 plus 30 years for sexually abusing Kanakuk attendees.
Summersett alleged fraud in the lawsuit, claiming Kanakuk intentionally omitted critical information regarding Newman’s sexual misconduct with children.
Court documents show that the omissions caused Summerset not to pursue a claim for damages against Kanakuk.
Monsees and Mayer Law Firm is one of the legal teams representing Summersett and has also represented Logan Yandell of Hendersonville in Yandell’s lawsuit against Kanakuk.
Monsee and Mayer attorney Robert Thrasher told WSMV4′s Holly Thompson, “Another victim of Pete Newman has come forward after learning about new disclosures regarding the scope and scale of Pete Newman’s abuse and the knowledge that Kanakuk had and when they had it. Based on the new evidence, Andrew Summerset is pursuing claims he would have back in 2009, had he had this knowledge.”
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