More allegations against former Blue Springs board president, pastor Bobby Hawk

Six women say they plan to file a lawsuit in the coming days after they say a former pastor took advantage of them as girls.Destiny Bounds, Danielle Bounds Hahn, Kari Jo Crandall, Ali Dyer Terwilliger, and Michelle Davis all made that announcement outside the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City on Wednesday.Izzy Davis joined the other five women by video conference from California, where she's a student at UCLA.Davis claims Hawk started paying particular attention to her when she was 11, including an incident during a sleepover at Hawk's home when she says Hawk grabbed her hand and placed it underneath his thigh while watching a movie.Last month, Hawk resigned as the Blue Springs Schools Board chair and as the lead pastor at Epic Church in Independence in the wake of accusations against him.Bobby Hawk resigns as pastor of EPIC Church amid allegations (kmbc.com)Destiny and Danielle claim Hawk took advantage of them as 13- and 15-year-old girls while Hawk was in his role as Children's Leader at Sheffield Family Life Center in Kansas City."Twenty-five years ago, my sister and I, we came forward to speak our truth about Bobby. We were shamed, told to stay quiet, and was pressured by many in the church, including Bobby, to say nothing that unfortunately led to these other girls up here with me right now on stage, also becoming the victims to assault. And there are most likely even others," Destiny Bounds said.The women say they've spoken to Detective Sergeant Keegan Hughes of the Blue Springs Police Department about their accusations.Right now, it's unclear if criminal charges can be filed based on Destiny and Danielle's claims because they're 25 years old."When we spoke with Officer Hughes, he is actively looking into the statute laws of 1999, the state of Missouri. He's also trying to pursue criminal charges," Danielle Bounds Hahn said.Coverage of the Bobby Hawk story: Questions about future of Blue Springs School District's board of education EPIC Foundation no longer providing school supplies for kindergarteners in Blue Springs Board of directors of Independence church accepts Bobby Hawk's resignation amid allegations of inappropriate behavior 'A lot of red flags': Woman who made first allegations about pastor Bobby Hawk shares storyFormer Blue Springs Board of Ed. president placed on leave as pastor at area church after allegations of inappropriate behaviorWendy Minshall is a pastor at a metro area United Methodist Church.She showed up at the Jackson County Courthouse Wednesday to support one of the women she declined to identify but said is a family friend."It breaks my heart because the church is supposed to be a place where we think of Jesus and people can get strength from God. And to turn that around and make it a place where someone can be victimized is really awful," Minshall said.The Sheffield Family Life Center and Epic Church are affiliated with the Assemblies of God denomination.The church offices are in Springfield, Missouri.Assemblies of God and Sheffield Family Life Center leaders have not responded to requests for comment.Attempts to reach Hawk were also unsuccessful.