Texas Pastor Hit With $124 Million Child Sex Judgment

Fort Worth’s Fox affiliate reports:

A Tarrant County jury awarded $124 million to a woman who accused her former pastor of sexual abuse. In 2017, Jose Francisco Bernal was arrested and charged with the continuous sexual abuse of two children who attended his church in Fort Worth. Bernal is the former pastor at Tabernacle of Life Pentecostal Church. One of the victims filed a civil lawsuit against Bernal in 2019, which led to this week’s verdict.

Jurors decided that Bernal did commit assault, sexual abuse, and sexual assault against the woman. They also decided he acted out of malice, and those actions caused her severe emotional distress. They awarded her $124 million — $11 million for past mental anguish, $20 million for future mental anguish, and $93 million for exemplary damages. The church settled after agreeing to pay her $100,000 and hand over the deed to its property.

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Continuation of our coverage on former United Pentecostal Church pastor Jose Francisco Bernal.

On 3/12/25, 11 of the 12 jurors agreed that Bernal sexually abused the victim & intentionally caused severe emotional distress. She was awarded $124 million in damages.

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