In a painful chapter for the Daystar Television family, the Colleyville Police have officially closed an investigation into abuse allegations against a family member—without charges or evidence found. Daystar reaffirms its commitment to…
The Colleyville Police Department in Texas has closed an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against a family member, identified as “Pete,” who is suspected of sexually abusing the granddaughter of Daystar Television Network’s co-founder and President, Joni Lamb.
“Following a comprehensive investigation, Daystar learned through counsel today that Colleyville Police Department has officially closed its investigation, with no further action or charges, into allegations of abuse involving a child in the Lamb family,” the statement posted Wednesday on X by Daystar reads.
Official Statement: Colleyville Police Dismiss Abuse Allegations, Case Closed pic.twitter.com/KXiZBZnu1O
— Daystar Television (@Daystar) May 14, 2025
Last November, Joni Lamb’s son, Jonathan Lamb, and his wife, Suzy, alleged Pete of abusing their then 5-year-old daughter in the summer of 2021, a claim which Joni Lamb denied and accused her son of launching a smear campaign against her.
Joni later claimed that a boy abused her granddaughter at her preschool, The Christian Post reported.
“The original police report filed several years ago alleged that an unidentified classmate of the child committed the alleged abuse. In November 2024, media reports surfaced, falsely accusing another Lamb family member — identified as ‘Pete’ in the reporting — of committing the alleged abuse,” the Daystar statement said.
“Daystar fully cooperated with law enforcement’s investigation. In addition, ‘Pete’ denied any wrongdoing, and he voluntarily agreed to be interviewed by the Colleyville Police Department,” the statement added.
Additionally, Pete passed two separate life lie detector tests “performed by two independent, highly experienced experts.”
“No evidence has ever existed implicating ‘Pete’ in any crime, and no charges are being brought against ‘Pete.’ The absence of any evidence of any wrongdoing by ‘Pete’ is underscored by the closing of this investigation, which further confirms there was never any mishandling — as falsely argued by some on social media — on the part of Daystar and its leadership,” the statement continued.
“As it has said from day one, Daystar Television Network takes all allegations of sexual misconduct very seriously. We grieve for and give credence to the voice of every victim of abuse. In this matter, however, there is simply no evidence that any alleged abuse was ever committed by ‘Pete.'”
In a statement Thursday, Dara Nelson, a services sergeant with Colleyville Police, told the Dallas Morning News the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office did not find sufficient evidence and that “the victim has not made an outcry and detectives obtained no evidence of a crime during the investigation.
However, the case would be reopened if the child decides to come forward with a sex abuse allegation in the future.
“In Texas, there is no statute of limitations for sexual assault of a child,” Nelson explained. “If any new evidence emerges in this case, it will be thoroughly investigated.”
In response to Daystar’s statement on Wednesday, Suzy Lamb argued that Pete had not been “exonerated.”
“This is not news but let me explain: When a case has no new evidence, the police dept will close it as a formality UNTIL new evidence OR the victim speaks up. Most children don’t speak until they are adults, so this process can take years — we already knew all of this. When our child is ready to speak — she will and the case will be wide open again,” she wrote on X.
“Till then we rest and trust God to bring justice. But this is important: ‘Pete’ was NOT EXONORATED (sic) or cleared. The case will reopen the second new evidence comes out.”
This is not news but let me explain: When a case has no new evidence, the police dept will close it as a formality UNTIL new evidence OR the victim speaks up. Most children don’t speak until they are adults so this process can take years- we already knew all of this. When our…
— Suzy Lamb (@suzycatlamb) May 14, 2025
Photo Credit: © Facebook/Jonathan Lamb
Originally published May 16, 2025.
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