'It's a step in the right direction,' Yawn's attorney, Christopher Bellamy, told the Chicago Tribune. Yawn's attorney said she and the pastor are now a couple
Zobrist also gave the Yawn family between $10,000 and $15,000 to fund a pastoral trip.Julianna, a mom-of-three Christian singer, admitted in court records that she 'crossed a line' with her relationship with Yawn. On average, he contributed $10,000 monthly. The lawsuit also revealed Ben Zobrist donated significant sums to Community Bible Church. The lawsuit did not explain how Yawn was issued those checks, other than to say it was done fraudulently. Still, Yawn continued to draw a $3,500 monthly salary until May 2019. Yawn drafted his job description as executive director of the charity, the lawsuit stated.
BYRON YAWN PASTOR NASHVILLE PROFESSIONAL
Its purpose is to help professional athletes tend to their mental health and prepare for life after their careers. With those marital problems as a backdrop, Yawn worked himself into a leadership position with Patriot Forward, a not-for-profit group Ben Zobrist founded. That's who you are." Yawn encouraged Zobrist to give his wife some space, the lawsuit alleged. But I can't imagine what it feels like in this moment. I have owned every bit of my sin, but I will not own the abuse angle." Replied Byron Yawn: "I'm sure it's like getting knocked off your feet and into your head. "Can't be 2,000 miles away from her and kids while she's thinking that about me. "She used the words emotional, verbal and spiritual abuse. Zobrist also missed part of 2019 spring training, for what was called an excused absence. Julianna Zobrist admitted the nature of the relationship, and that she lied to her husband about it, in responses to written requests for admission in a divorce proceeding.Īlso that month, Ben Zobrist left the Cubs after he had played 26 games that season. Yawn's wife, Robin Yawn, discovered the phones in May 2019.īen Zobrist did not know until June 2020 that his wife and Byron Yawn had a sexual relationship, the lawsuit stated. Yawn and Julianna Zobrist used pre-paid mobile telephones to help conceal their relationship. It alleged their sexual relationship began in the spring of 2019 and lasted for about a year. Beginning in August 2018, Yawn talked daily with Julianna Zobrist, the lawsuit stated. He also counseled Ben Zobrist regarding anxiety and depression. Yawn provided the Zobrists pre- and post-marital counseling, the lawsuit stated. Two years ago in a neighboring county, he filed for divorce. During that stretch, Ben Zobrist lost about $8 million in income, according to the lawsuit filed May 6 in Nashville. The Zobrists, who were married in 2005, and have three children.īen Zobrist paused his 2019 Cubs season for about four months as he and 36-year-old Julianna Zobrist, a contemporary-Christian singer, addressed their marital problems. In that position, Yawn met Zobrist and his wife, the former Julianna Gilmore, about 16 years ago. Yawn also is a former pastor and elder at Community Bible Church in Nashville. Now retired after a 13-year major-league baseball career, Zobrist is seeking $6 million in damages from Byron Yawn, the CEO of Forrest Crain & Co., a Nashville-area business-consulting firm. The minister was also accused of defrauding Zobrist's charity foundation, for which he worked About a year after he took a leave of absence from the Chicago Cubs, Ben Zobrist discovered his wife was having an affair with their minister, according to court documents
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