I'm going to put this out here for the record.
If I am ever at a church that has issues like this, I will immediately and without delay go to the police FIRST.
Where this church messed up was letting personal feelings get in the way. This was/is a legal issue first and foremost and should be handled by people that are trained to get through the lies. Imagine the heartbreak this church would have been saved if the 'politics' of it all could have been skipped at first.
HT: MMI