Daryl Powell Testifies After Riverside Church Abuse Claims

Daryl Powell testified in New York State Supreme Court that Ernest Lorch “regularly molested” him, as jurors began hearing a Riverside Church child-abuse lawsuit brought under New York’s Child Victims Act.Powell said the program’s prestige and perks kept him silent for decades, describing alleged “jockstrap inspections,” paddling, and threats he says he received after confiding in assistant coach Kenny “Eggman” Williamson.Riverside denied wrongdoing as defense lawyer Phil Semprevivo stressed the plaintiffs’ burden of proof, while plaintiffs’ lawyer Paul Mones blamed church leaders for letting Lorch operate unchecked in a case that could influence 26 related suits.