
FILE - In this 2012 provided by a former member of the church, Word of Faith Fellowship leader Jane Whaley, center left, holds a congregation member's infant, accompanied by her husband, Sam, center right, and others during a ceremony in the church's compound in Spindale, N.C. In an unprecedented move, North Carolina’s state child welfare agency will participate in reviewing every new allegation of abuse and neglect involving a controversial church that has been the focus of an Associated Press investigation exposing years of physical and emotional mistreatment of congregants, including children. (AP Photo)
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