THE WATCHMAN ON THE WALL
XA & DANIEL IN THE NEWS
How a Christian college ministry glorified a sex offender and enabled him to keep abusing students
By Mike Hixenbaugh AUG. 4TH 2025
Daniel Savala urged generations of Chi Alpha members to get naked in his Houston sauna. Why did Assemblies of God pastors keep bringing teenagers to his home?
Victims of Chi Alpha Abuse Speak Out in NBC Exclusive Interview with Kate Snow
Victims of a former minister and confessed sex offender say the Assemblies of God, the world's largest Pentecostal denomination, failed to protect them despite knowledge of his actions. NBC News' Kate Snow spoke with survivors who want the church to acknowledge its wrongdoing and take corrective action
Channel 2 News: Houston Texas
Daniel Savala and Baylor Chi Alpha campus pastor accused of forcing kids to perform sex acts in sauna at Houston home.
ABC Channel 13 Houston
Chi Alpha at Sam Houston State faces serious sexual assault accusations against Daniel Savala, who manipulated young men.
The Roys Report
Texas A&M XA and Mountain Valley Fellowship Pastor Eli Stewart Linked to Chi Alpha Sex Abuse Scandal Dismissed From Church.
Christianity Today Magazine
Registered Sex Offender Daniel Savala Continued to Minister to Chi Alpha Students as some campus pastors supported him.
KHOU Channel 11 Houston
A civil suit accused four faith organizations, including Chi Alpha Ministries, of enabling agents to molest minors, including his son.
The Christian Post
Minister, Daniel Savala, with outsized influence in Assemblies of God’s Chi Alpha ministry, was arrested for abusing boys.
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Texas A&M “The Battalion”
The article about Chi Alpha that started it all was featured in the Texas A&M newspaper “The Battalion” by Nicholas Gutteridgen.
KXXV 25 News: College Station
William Johnson, Otto Randolph, and Ryan Hoffart are named in a January lawsuit against College Station Chi Alpha.
KRIS 6 News: Corpus Christi
Chi Alpha pastor Willian C. Robbinson was arrested on allegations of continuous sexual assault of a minor.
More Stories In The News
The number of news stories published in print, online, and on television has been so overwhelming that it’s been hard to document them all. Below is not a complete list.
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• How a Christian college ministry glorified a sex offender and enabled him to keep abusing students
• Victims of a college ministry's sexual abuse seek answers
• Assemblies of God pastors call for change after churches fail to oust accused abusers
• Assemblies of God leaders address sex abuse scandal that roiled Chi Alpha campus ministry
• Judge rebukes the Assemblies of God for failing to turn over records in sex abuse case -
• Leader at Church Linked to Chi Alpha Sex Abuse Scandal Charged with Child Sex Abuse
• Chi Alpha ‘Mentor’ Daniel Savala Arrested on Sex Abuse Charges
• Baylor Campus Ministry Leader Charged with Sexual Abuse of Two Boys
• Texas Pastor Linked to Chi Alpha Sex Abuse Scandal Dismissed From Church
• Chi Alpha Campus Ministries in Texas Platformed Convicted Sex Offender for Decades -
• Waco man arrested in sexual abuse of children
• Waco police: Baylor-based minister let 'mentor' sexually abuse family members
• More details emerge on sex abuse scandal that snared Waco campus minister
• Sex offender linked to arrest of Baylor Chi Alpha minister arrested in Houston
• Sex offender linked to arrested Waco campus minister transferred to McLennan County -
• Eli Gautreaux: Chi Alpha Area Director No Longer Credentialed
• Law Firm Asks Texas Universities to Expel Campus Ministry with Ties to Sex Offenders
• Former Chi Alpha Minister at Baylor University Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse
• Daniel Savala, Registered Sex Offender, Identified as ‘Spiritual Mentor’ of Former Chi Alpha Minister Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child
• Former Baylor Campus Minister Indicted for Trafficking, Indecency with Children -
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• Tyler MorningTelegraph: Local news anchor named in Harris County civil lawsuit
• KWTX 10 Waco : ‘Spiritual adviser’ to ex-Baylor campus minister held on $250K bond on child sex abuse charge
• Baptist News Global : Leader of Assemblies of God student group at Baylor arrested on child sexual abuse charges
• Abuse allegations against Chi Alpha expand with new lawsuit
• DeadState : Pastor at Christian college arrested for letting his ‘spiritual mentor’ sexually abuse young boys
• MYSA (San Antonio) : Texas youth ministers arrested in connection with sexual abuse of minors
• REDDIT : The original thread of the first victim that publicly came forward -
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