Brian Coombs
Allegedly arranged for a lawyer to protect an alleged perpetrator from criminal consequences for sexual abuse.
Was allegedly part of a group of leaders who listened to Josh Weeks' confession and desire to turn himself in to the authorities and told him not to.
Allowed Josh Weeks to live and work at the Ethnos360 training center and be a foster parent despite allegedly previously displaying concerning sexual behavior.
Allegedly called an abusive situation, that involved several imbalanced power dynamics, an affair.
He was mentioned over 50 times in the 2024 child abuse complaint.
Many years as both director of child safety and director of personnel simultaneously.
Was allegedly running the child safety team in Missouri essentially on his own when the allegations from the recent complaint occurred.
He was allegedly the sole contact person when abuse was suspected and both conducted the investigations and decided on the response.
He allegedly was involved in child abuse response even if the accused was his friend.
There are many allegations of negligence and exacerbated harm by Brian Coombs. Here are some that can be shared. Please remember as you read this list that this man continues to be the person Ethnos360/New Tribes Mission has entrusted with the safety of missionary kids. Leadership has given no indication they have even considered whether or not his actions disqualify him for this role. If an MK experiences harm, this man will decide what will be done about it.
He allegedly admitted he wasn't qualified to conduct complex investigations regarding child abuse and yet still did.
Allegedly called abuse "simple curiosity," despite a forensic interviewer's findings to the contrary.
He allegedly refused to consider the forensic interviewer's official findings.
Allegedly relies on his own unqualified opinions.
Knew about someone who abused a child for nearly a year and refused to add his name to the list even though they say their policy is to add names.
Allegedly told an investigation panel Ethnos360 would implement their recommendations and then attempted to manipulate the outcome, ultimately refusing to enact the recommendations.
Allegedly told a survivor's family to "leave it to God" and "all things work together for good" rather than addressing abuse.
Allegedly travels to the Ethnos360 training facilities and does the child safety/abuse prevention training and fields any questions related to concerns about abuse response within the organization.
Allegedly refused to respond to a survivor's family when they pointed out inconsistencies and Ethnos360's refusal to address them.