con duct ▁alleg ations . ▁The ▁rep or ters ▁conf ined ▁their ▁research ▁focus ▁to ▁the ▁ten ▁years ▁preceding ▁the ▁first ▁call ▁by ▁vict ims ▁for ▁a ▁registry ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁the ▁ten ▁years ▁after ▁that ▁call . ▁After ▁exam ining ▁hundreds ▁of ▁court ▁records ▁and ▁testim ony ▁from ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁states , ▁the ▁results ▁found ▁ 3 8 0 ▁cred ibly ▁accused ▁figures ▁within ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist - aff ili ated ▁churches . ▁Of ▁these ▁cases , ▁about ▁" 2 2 0 ▁had ▁been ▁conv icted ▁of ▁sex ▁cr imes ▁or ▁received ▁de ferred ▁pro sec utions ▁in ▁ple a ▁de als ▁and ▁sent ▁letters ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁solic iting ▁their ▁responses ▁to ▁summar ies ▁we ▁compiled . ▁We ▁received ▁written ▁responses ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁interview ed ▁three ▁in ▁Texas ▁pr isons . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 2 2 0 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 ▁remain ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁another ▁ 1 0 0 ▁are ▁still ▁registered ▁sex ▁off enders ." ▁ ▁Response ▁Le ad ership ▁within ▁the ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁Convention ▁quickly ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁report . ▁J . ▁D . ▁Gre ear , ▁current ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Convention , ▁described ▁the ▁ab uses ▁" p ure ▁evil " ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁" per vas ive ▁change " ▁within ▁the ▁den om ination , ▁including ▁co operation ▁with ▁local ▁authorities ▁on ▁investig ations ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁surv iv ors . ▁Gre ear ▁also ▁admitted ▁the ▁church ' s ▁failure