RYDER v. HYLES

No. 21-2590.

27 F.4th 1253 (2022)

Joy RYDER and Rhonda Lee, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David HYLES, Hyles-Anderson College, Inc., and First Baptist Church of Hammond Indiana, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 4, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy Bailie , Attorney, Weber, Crabb & Wein, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James A. McGurk , Attorney, Law Offices of James A. McGurk P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee David Hyles.

Thomas R. Weiler , Attorney, John A. Masters , Attorney, Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Hyles-Anderson College, Inc., First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, Inc.

Before Ripple, Scudder, and Kirsch, Circuit Judges.


This case arises out of horrific allegations of sexual abuse and assault at the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana and its affiliated school, Hyles-Anderson College, in the late 1970s. Plaintiffs Joy Ryder and Rhonda Lee both allege that David Hyles, a leader of the Church and College, sexually assaulted them over several...

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