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.<\/p>\n
“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<\/span><\/a>\u00a0posted Wednesday on X by Daystar reads.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Official Statement: Colleyville Police Dismiss Abuse Allegations, Case Closed pic.twitter.com\/KXiZBZnu1O<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Daystar Television (@Daystar) May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Last November, Joni Lamb’s son, Jonathan Lamb, and his wife, Suzy, alleged<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Pete 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Joni later\u00a0claimed<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that a boy abused her granddaughter at her preschool,\u00a0<\/span>The Christian Post<\/span><\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “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 \u2014 identified as ‘Pete’ in the reporting \u2014 of committing the alleged abuse,” the Daystar statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n “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.<\/span><\/p>\n Additionally, Pete passed two separate\u00a0life lie detector tests “performed by two independent, highly experienced experts.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “No evidence has ever existed implicating ‘Pete’ in any crime, and no charges are\u00a0being brought<\/span>\u00a0against ‘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 \u2014 as falsely argued by some on social media \u2014 on the part of Daystar and its leadership,” the statement continued.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “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\u00a0was ever committed<\/span>\u00a0by ‘Pete.'”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In a statement Thursday, Dara Nelson, a services sergeant with Colleyville Police, told the\u00a0Dallas Morning News<\/span><\/a>\u00a0the 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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n However, the case would be reopened if the child decides to come forward with a sex abuse allegation in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n “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.”<\/span><\/p>\n In response to Daystar’s statement on Wednesday, Suzy Lamb argued that Pete had not been “exonerated.”<\/span><\/p>\n “This is not news but let me explain: When a case has no new evidence, the police\u00a0dept<\/span>\u00a0will 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 \u2014 we already knew all of this. When our child is ready to speak<\/span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>she will and the case will be wide open again,” she\u00a0<\/span>wrote<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on X.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Till then<\/span>\u00a0we 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.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 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\u2019t speak until they are adults so this process can take years- we already knew all of this. When our\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Suzy Lamb (@suzycatlamb) May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Related Article: <\/em><\/strong>Daystar\u2019s President Joni Lamb Breaks Silence on Son Jonathan\u2019s Alleged Blackmail Attempt<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n
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<\/picture>Milton Quintanilla<\/strong> is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.<\/p>\n