Numerous lawsuits have now been filed against Riverside Church over sexual abuse allegations involving Ernest Lorch, who led its prestigious basketball team in Harlem.

“It’s a little sad, and it ain’t hit me hard yet, but it will,” Daryl Powell said. Powell sued the church, alleging they were aware of decades of child sexual abuse

Final witness testimony set to be heard on Tuesday before going to six-person jury

Defense witnesses testify to having no knowledge of coach Ernest Lorch’s alleged abuse of youth basketball players

Deron Johnson testifies to walking in on Ernest Lorch with a young player who had his shorts pulled down to his knees

Byron Walker and Mitchell Shuler frequently choked up as they described their experiences with the coach they say abused them.

More than two dozen men are suing iconic church over claims it ignored decades of abuse by its multimillionaire basketball coach

Daryl Powell claims a coach regularly molested him as a child, but the church’s prestige kept him silent for decades