A wrongful death suit has been filed against Joyce Meyer Ministries on behalf of the family of slain mother Sheri Coleman and her two young sons who were also killed, claiming that the organization did not do enough to prevent their deaths which were allegedly done at the hands of Christopher Coleman, Sheri Coleman’s husband. Death threats were made against Christopher Coleman and his family to JMM starting in 2008 when he was employed by JMM. The lawsuit claims that if the ministry would have done a thorough investigation and followed their own electronic communication policy, they would have discovered, as law enforcement authorities did, that the email threats originated from Christopher Coleman’s workplace computer.
According to papers filed in court, JMM has an electronic communication policy clearly stating that distributing inappropriate messages is prohibited and that the organization will exercise the right to monitor the electronic communications of all of its employees. Attorneys for Sheri Coleman’s family claim that if JMM had all the tools at its disposal to uncover Christopher Coleman’s plot and could have alerted the authorities to prevent the death of Sheri Coleman and her sons. The attorneys also claim that JMM knew about Christopher Coleman’s affair, which is believed to be his motive for allegedly killing his family.
Attorneys for JMM deny the allegations, stating that Coleman’s extramarital affair was unknown to them. They further state that when they received the death threats, they reported them to local authorities in Missouri and have cooperated fully with the authorities’ investigation into the crimes. Additionally, JMM’s attorneys say it is not reasonable to assume that an employer should be held responsible for crimes that an employee commits while away from work.
–posted by Harry A. Gaylord–
Source: Charismamag.com
