FILE - Former Judge Paul Pressler poses for a photo in his home in Houston May 30, 2004. Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexual abuse and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, has died at the age of 94. Pressler’s death, which happened on June 7, 2024, was announced in an obituary posted online by a Houston funeral home. (AP Photo /Michael Stravato, File)
FILE - Newly elected officers of the Southern Baptist Convention, from left, second vice-president E.W. McCall of Lapuente, Calif., President Jack Graham of Plano, Texas, and first vice-president Paul Pressler of Houston, stand together as they are officially introduced to the general assembly at the SBC annual meeting Wednesday, June 12, 2002, in St. Louis. Pressler has died at the age of 94. Pressler’s death, which happened on June 7, 2024 was announced in an obituary posted online by a Houston funeral home.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)