(2001). Lawsuits In March 2012, Crouch was accused by her granddaughter, a former employee and chief finance director of the network (a registered charity), of misappropriating network funds to spend on a lavish lifestyle. Expenditures included expensive homes, private jets, massive custom wigs, and a $100,000 air conditioned mobile home solely for her dogs. The New York Times wrote that Crouch, for nearly two years, rented adjoining rooms for herself and her two Maltese dogs at the deluxe Loews Portofino Bay Hotel while she was building the Holy Land Experience theme park in Orlando, Florida. The suit includes allegations that Jan had an affair with a Holy Land Experience employee. Also in 2012, another of Crouch's granddaughters sued TBN, alleging that she had been molested and raped by a TBN employee at the age of 13. She alleged that Jan Crouch screamed at her and blamed her for the assault. The employee was subsequently fired but was never reported to authorities. Crouch's lawyers said the network was attempting to cover it up to prevent a scandal, but a spokesperson for the network said they acted on what her mother had told them to do. In 2017, a year after Crouch's death, a jury award the granddaughter $2 million in damages for past and future "mental suffering." Illness and death Crouch suffered a massive stroke on May 25, 2016, and was hospitalized. She died in Orlando, Florida on May 31, 2016 at age 77. Awards and honors 1990: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Oral Roberts University Golden Angel Award – Excellence in Media Two-time Parents Television Council Entertainment Seal of Approval recipient (for TBN and Smile of a Child). References External links Smile of a Child television network Jan Crouch on Find A Grave 1939 births 2016 deaths American evangelists Women evangelists American television evangelists American television company founders Burials at Pacific View Memorial Park Christians from California Crouch family Assemblies of God people People from Columbus, Georgia People from New Brockton, Alabama American women company founders American company founders Evangel University alumni Pentecostals from California