A criminal complaint now alleges that Seth Day sexually assaulted the couple's daughter. The couple has been barred from seeing their children by an emergency protective order. Here is their bond hearing,
The Days were both arrested in late September and charged with injuring a child age 14 or younger. Seth Day was additionally charged with sexual assault.
According to the complaint filed in Johnson County Court in Cleburne, Texas, the Days’ daughter, who is a minor, told an investigator that her father, a professor at Southwestern Adventist University, had sexually assaulted her on September 22.
The arrests came after a schoolteacher reported concerns about abuse after seeing bruises and lacerations on the couple’s daughter. The daughter later told investigators that her father had struck her with her cell phone and that her mother was aware of that assault and earlier alleged abuse.
Police say CPS records confirmed there had been other reports of abuse at the state level. Evidence obtained at Day's residence supports the victim's outcry of sexual abuse, according to the arrest document.
In the video above from a bond hearing, Thompson Day, a popular speaker in Adventist circles, denied the allegations.
“That is not true,” Thompson Day told Justice of the Peace Andrew Nolan.
The Days are co-authors of “I’ll See You Tomorrow,” a bestselling Christian book on relationships. They have been ordered to wear monitoring devices after their release on bond. An emergency protective order bars them from having any contact with their children, according to the above video of the bond hearing.
Southwestern Adventist University has been informed that Seth Day, a faculty member of our school, was taken into custody. Mr. Day has been placed on administrative leave. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement. We understand that the current allegations do not involve SWAU students, staff, or other faculty members. The safety of our University community remains our first priority. We will share additional details as appropriate.
Please pray for the Day children in this horrible situation. As Christians waiting for Jesus to return, we should everything we can to protect our young people from sexual abuse and moral failure.
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"He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8).
