Jane Doe #1’s Lawsuit Against JP Miller Crumbles as Evidence Exposes Major Credibility Gaps

Jane Doe #1’s Lawsuit Against JP Miller Crumbles as Evidence Exposes Major Credibility Gaps

By James Seidel | CC News Network

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — In the latest twist to the highly controversial sexual abuse lawsuit filed by Jane Doe #1 against former South Carolina pastor John-Paul Miller, new evidence uncovered exclusively by CC News Network could unravel the very foundation of her case.

But let’s be clear—this is not about whether or not we believe an alleged assault took place. This is about laying out the facts, comparing them against the lawsuit, and seeing how they hold up under scrutiny. While it’s crucial to take sexual assault allegations seriously and approach survivors with empathy, responsible investigative reporting requires corroborating facts, scrutinizing inconsistencies, and ensuring due process. Blindly accepting claims without verification risks undermining legitimate cases and damaging innocent lives. 

A Shocking Omission in the Lawsuit: The Unknown Grandparent Connection

At the heart of the lawsuit is Jane Doe #1’s claim that she only recovered memories of her alleged sexual assault by Miller in 2023—more than two decades after she said it occurred. But CC News Network has uncovered a key omission that questions her legal argument.

The very Sunday school where she claims the assault occurred was actually run by her own grandfather, Pastor Ray Cornett, who was also the principal of Cathedral School, formerly known as Cathedral Baptist Church of the Grand Strand. Her grandmother also worked there. They ran the Sunday school, yet nowhere in her lawsuit are they mentioned.

Through a meticulous review of public records, social media posts, archived church materials, and yearbooks, CC News Network has confirmed that Ray Cornett did in fact work for Pastor Reginald Wayne Miller, who is also being sued—and Reginald Wayne Miller is the father of the also accused, John-Paul Miller. Cornett was not just an employee—he was 1st in command at the school and Sunday school, and 2nd command at the church. If Jane Doe #1 had been assaulted at the school, her own grandfather would have been responsible for handling the investigation.

Yet, her lawsuit never acknowledges her Grandfather’s role, pictured below in the Cathedral School yearbook from 1998. 

Even more confusing for Jane Doe #1’s repressed memory claim, we found photographic evidence of her willingly returning to the Cathedral School building where Sunday school was held, as a woman in her mid to late 20’s, years after the alleged assault, to attend her grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary celebration on February 5, 2009.

The 2009 Event Clouds the Repressed Memory Claim

Jane Doe #1’s legal argument hinges on South Carolina’s 2019 repressed memory law, which allows lawsuits to move forward only if the plaintiff had no conscious memory of the abuse until a triggering event restored it.

But the CC News Network has discovered in our investigation of the lawsuit, evidence that raises questions about the repressed memory claim.

In August 2009, Jane Doe #1 attended her grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary vow renewal—inside the very school, (Cathedral School) where she claims she attended, and the alleged abuse happened. The ceremony was officiated by Reginald Wayne Miller—the very same pastor she is suing in her lawsuit.

This wasn’t a casual event. It was a major family celebration, where she willingly returned to Myrtle Beach and the school where she now claims she suffered a horrific assault.

Why This Undermines Her Legal Claim

Her ongoing involvement with the church and school—without any signs of trauma or discomfort—casts serious doubt on the foundation of her lawsuit. Courts already view repressed memory claims with skepticism, and this evidence further erodes her credibility.

✔ Access and Recall: If she was assaulted at that Sunday school, she remained in that environment for years by visiting her grandparents and attending church and Sunday school, giving her numerous chances for memory recall.

✔ No Trigger Response: If the memory had been repressed, returning to the exact location should have triggered some form of recognition or emotional reaction—but there’s no indication it did.

✔ Emotional Event, No Memory: She took part in a significant family event at the same location, surrounded by individuals connected to John Paul Miller, like his father—yet still reported no memory.

✔ Timing Matters: She was an adult in 2009. If the memory was close to resurfacing, that would have been a logical time—not suddenly in 2023, more than a decade later.

How This May Play Out in Court

This hurts the credibility of her discovery rule argument, because it shows she:
Was exposed to the location and people for years without showing any signs of repressed memory.
Had a major emotional event inside the school in 2009 and still didn’t recall the alleged assault.
Only recovered the memory in 2023.

Why Not Mentioning Her Grandparents is a Huge Problem for her Lawsuit

1. Her Grandfather Was the Principal at the School She is Suing

   • If Jane Doe #1 was assaulted inside the school, why wouldn’t her own grandfather—the principal—be a critical figure in the lawsuit?
   • Why is he missing from the narrative?
   • Her grandparents worked at the school and Sunday school, they would have had direct insight into staff, security, and policies—yet she completely omits them. Why?

2. Her Grandmother Worked at the Same School

   • If her own grandmother worked there, why was she not named or referenced in her account?
   • Wouldn’t a school employee grandparent have noticed signs of trauma or picked up on any rumors or concerns?

3. She Had a Close Relationship with her Grandparents

   • She attended their 50th anniversary vow renewal at the school in 2009.
   • They were important enough in her life that she celebrated a major milestone with them.
   • She’s been Facebook friends with Wayne Miller for years, and “Loved” a birthday wish to her from Wayne Miller from her last birthday.

Jane Doe’s Grandparents Write Positive Letter to Federal Judge in 2015 for Wayne Miller

So again, we have to ask the question, why didn’t Jane Doe #1 sue her grandparents? Her grandmother was a teacher at Cathedral Hall Academy for 10 years, and she taught at the Cathedral Bible College. Her grandfather was the principal. These are the two people that Jane Doe #1 would have gone to when the alleged assault happened. If her grandparents knew about the assault, and being her kin, and the leaders of the church and Sunday school, why would they speak so highly of R. Wayne Miller to a court, John Paul’s father?

The letter to the court was written in 2015, 17 years after the alleged assault:

“To: Hon. Judge Bryan Harwell
Pertaining to R. Wayne Miller

My name is Callie Cornett. My husband’s name is Ray Cornett. We have been with Dr. Miller for about 18 years. We are both graduates of Cathedral Bible College. I personally taught in Cathedral Hall Academy for 10 years. I also taught in Cathedral Bible College, in fact, I still teach in Bible College.

My husband was principal in Cathedral Hall for about 5 years and also taught in the Bible College,

Before we came here, we pastored in Indiana, so we were very careful about what was being taught here before getting involved here. We believe the doctrine is sound.

We believe the Bible College is worthy for everyone to attend. We believe that the teachings will help you understand the Bible more, but also help in all areas of life.

We have found Dr. Miller to be a wonderful pastor, teacher, and friend. We have worked with him in ministry and school and college and have found him to be fair. We also found him to be A loving and caring man of God. He goes out of his way to help others, and especially the foreign students.

In His Service,
Ray and Callie Cornett
Myrtle Beach, S.C.

P.O. 2160
M.B.S.C. 29578″

(The P.O. Box above is the P.O. Box of the Cathedral Baptist Church of the Grand Strand)

Timeline Trouble and Facebook Confession

This isn’t the first time we found in our investigation that Jane Doe #1 has issues with her lawsuit. Her own words and actions have clashed head-on with her legal argument.

A now-deleted Facebook post from Jane Doe #1 in May 2024 described her full awareness of the alleged abuse as early as 1999. She admitted that she told a cousin, her parents, and eventually her grandparents about the incident—completely contradicting her lawsuit’s claim that she had no memory of it until 2023. The same grandparents who were the leaders of Cathedral School where Sunday school was held.

Her own words: “I spent years blaming myself for the actions of this man.”

How This May Contradict Repressed Memory

In many repressed memory cases:

• The trauma is unavailable to conscious recall for a significant period.

• Triggers may lead to partial or fragmented recovery, often with confusion or emotional dissonance.

• Victims often don’t remember the event at all until it resurfaces—sometimes years later, often in therapy or due to a sensory or situational trigger.

Danielle’s post, by contrast, shows ongoing memory of the event, detailed reflection, and emotional processing—undermining the notion that the memory was ever repressed.

From a timeline standpoint, it’s important to note that this YouTube video was publicly accessible prior to, and on or around, Tuesday, February 25th, 2025—the same day the Jane Doe #1 lawsuit was filed in court. However, just four days later, on March 1st, 2025, the video was deleted and marked as “Unavailable.”

Why This Matters Legally

Under South Carolina’s 2019 repressed memory law, Jane Doe #1’s lawsuit only survives if she can prove she had no conscious memory of the abuse until 2023. But returning — voluntarily — to the very school where the abuse allegedly occurred, attending a celebratory family event officiated by a key figure named in the lawsuit, and posing for photos with her family within the school itself paints a very different picture.

This undermines the central pillar of her legal claim: that her trauma was so deeply repressed that she could not remember the abuse until decades later. Courts are skeptical of repressed memory claims when evidence shows the alleged victim repeatedly returned to triggering locations or maintained contact with alleged abusers.

Given their positions, they would have had direct knowledge of the school’s environment, policies, and potentially any concerns regarding John-Paul Miller, who was not an employee or any other staff at the school. Their absence from her legal claims raises serious credibility issues in this lawsuit—if she was suffering from deep trauma tied to that location, it would be reasonable to expect some reference to the people closest to her who worked there.

Compounding this inconsistency is the fact that in August 2009, she attended her grandparents’ 50th anniversary vow renewal, officiated by John-Paul Miller’s father, inside the same school. If her memory of the alleged assault was genuinely repressed, being back in the exact building where the trauma allegedly happened—surrounded by familiar people and sensory cues—would likely have triggered some form of emotional or cognitive recall. In legitimate cases of repressed memory, such settings often act as powerful reminders that stir distress, confusion, or partial recollections. Yet in this case, she attended and fully participated in the celebration without any visible signs of unease, emotional disruption, or recovered memory, which contradicts how authentic repressed memories are known to resurface.

By failing to mention her grandparent’s deep ties to the school, her lawsuit appears to selectively shape the narrative, avoiding figures who could contradict or complicate her claims. The defense can use this omission to challenge her credibility, question why she returned to the school without issue, and argue that she was fully aware of the alleged events long before her lawsuit.

This contradicts the very legal foundation of her lawsuit — which hinges on the 2019 repressed memory law that requires her to have forgotten entirely until a triggering event restored the memory.

Ray Cornett: Retired in Indiana — Same State as Jane Doe #1

Public records show Ray Cornett retired and relocated back to Indiana — the same state where we discovered that Jane Doe #1 currently resides, per her lawsuit. A review of Cornett’s public Facebook page just days after the lawsuit was filed revealed numerous family photos with Jane Doe #1, including snapshots from the 2009 anniversary celebration at Cathedral School. However as of April 12, 2025, his Facebook page is now private, and when we reached out to him, he gave us Jane Doe #1’s attorney’s phone number to contact him. Also to note, Jane Doe #1 has blocked the Crime and Cask Facebook page, but still remains public.

This further raises questions:

• How often did Jane Doe #1 discuss her past with her grandfather, the former principal?
• Did Ray Cornett ever counsel her, either as a pastor or family elder?
• As principal and Sunday school teacher, and the #2 in charge, he would have known about the alleged abuse, and if so, why did he and his wife continue working with Reginald Wayne Miller? Jane Doe says no one believed her and that not being believed was as bad as the alleged rape. Yet both social media accounts of Ray Cornett and Jane Doe #1 show a very loving relationship also with her parents.
• If the memory was repressed, how does that align with her public statements acknowledging years of guilt, self-blame, and efforts to heal from the trauma?

Why Sunday July 19th, 1998, Matters to Both the Plaintiff and the Defendant

The case against JP Miller is built on a shaky foundation: the claim that he assaulted Jane Doe #1 on or about July 19, 1998, in Myrtle Beach. But there’s an undeniable problem—John Paul Miller was in Jamaica at the time, and multiple independent sources confirm it.

The Mission Trip That Proves His Innocence

In July 1998, John Paul Miller embarked on a 15-day mission trip to Jamaica, where he worked with impoverished communities, many living in homes without roofs or windows. He described the conditions as nothing short of devastating:

“People were living in homes with no roofs or windows. I flew into one and out of the other”, Miller told CC News.

His mission group was stationed deep in rural Jamaica:

“It took like half a day to travel to where we were staying. It was in the boonies. Jungle”, said Miller.

There was no quick way out, no chance for him to slip back into the U.S. unnoticed.

Miller was Stranded by Castro’s Arrival

John Paul Miller’s return flight to the United States was delayed before Fidel Castro landed in Montego Bay on July 29, 1998, because of riots at the airport. Protesters blocked roads, making travel dangerous for foreigners.

“When the protests blocked the road, I had to escape because my cab driver got out and ran away.”

With his return indefinitely delayed, Miller sought help from the U.S. Consulate, where he met Robert Garth, a consular officer who later retired in 2006 and died in 2013. Garth arranged Miller’s temporary stay in a five-star hotel in Montego Bay while waiting for a safe departure before Castro landed.

Miller recalls reaching out to his father in the U.S. for help—only to be met with disbelief:

“I called my dad in America, and he didn’t believe me because he didn’t see anything on the news. So he hung up on me”, Miller told Crime and Cask.

The truth was that Jamaican officials actively suppressed news of the unrest, fearing it would scare off tourists:

“But the consulate, Garth, said that Jamaica didn’t want the world to know that some people didn’t want Castro coming, because it would stop tourists from flying in”, Miller stated.

Miller remained in Jamaica for up to 21 days, which makes his departure from Myrtle Beach anywhere from Wednesday July 8th, 1998, arriving back to Myrtle Beach on or about July 29th, 1998. 

The Facts vs. The Accusation

The lawsuit states that Miller was in Myrtle Beach on July 19, 1998. 

• However, records and statements show Miller was not in Myrtle Beach on July 19th, 1998, he was on a mission trip in Jamaica.
• Miller’s return was delayed by documented political unrest.
• Miller sought assistance from the U.S. Consulate, where the documented U.S. Consul, Robert Garth made him accommodations.
• Independent witnesses, including a 99-year-old bishop Isaiah Johnson, verified his presence in Jamaica during this time.
• He left Jamaica alone once travel restrictions lifted.

“I was alone when I flew out”, said Miller.

Repressed Memory vs. Selective Forgetting?

South Carolina law makes a crucial distinction:

• True repressed memory means the memory was completely inaccessible — essentially locked away by the mind until a triggering event unlocks it.
• Painful memory avoidance — actively choosing not to think about or talk about abuse — is not the same as repressed memory under the law.

The now deleted Facebook post, the now hidden anniversary event, the Cornett family connection, and her grandparents missing from the lawsuit will likely form the backbone of Wayne Miller, the churches and schools, and John-Paul Miller’s defense strategy, likely arguing that Jane Doe #1 always remembered — and her timeline is legally fatal to her case as it appears that JP Miller wasn’t even in the country during the time Jane Doe #1 alleges the assault happened.

2023 Myrtle Beach Trip

In her lawsuit, Jane Doe #1 states the following in her Factual Allegations Supporting the Cause of Action portion of the lawsuit as:

• 196. By 2023, JPM had positioned himself as a high-ranking pastor of a large congregation, presenting himself as a spiritual leader while continuing to engage in predatory behavior.
• 197. In 2023, Plaintiff encountered JPM in person in Myrtle Beach while accompanied by a friend.
• 198. Despite being in a public setting, JPM leaned into Jane Doe #1 as if to hug her and shoved his hand down her pants touching her genitals without consent.
• 199. Plaintiff immediately recoiled and tried to brush it off and moved his hand because she didn’t think her friend noticed and she was scared
• 200. About 30 minutes later, Jane Doe #1 and JPM had a heated argument about him using his title of “pastor” and use scripture to justify sexual misconduct.
• 201. In response, JPM cited scripture, telling Plaintiff: “No man is without sin and temptation. God understands that.”
• 202. Plaintiff was left reeling from the encounter, experiencing a long-delayed spiral of self-doubt and depression caused by this fresh assault on her by JPM.
• 203. This sexual assault by JPM triggered repressed memories of Plaintiff of things which occurred at an earlier time.
• 204. Upon later reflection and trying to remember previous events, the plaintiff realized that JPM had assaulted her almost twenty years before.

But in her own words on her public Instagram account, Jane Doe #1 went to Myrtle Beach from April 23rd, 2023 to May 3rd, 2023.

This is what Jane Doe #1 had to say on her Instagram page about her 7 day trip to Hammocks Beach State Park where she did primitive camping. the former principal of Cathedral School, her grandfather lived and visited him frequently. She stayed along at a campground on the beach.

• (April 23) Island bound!!! No turning back now! 7 days primitive island camping underway… ️⛺️ (CC News: at Hammocks Beach State Park, 3 hours from Myrtle Beach).
• (April 24) Every Monday morning should be this way. An empty beach. A walkabout through the sand with my coffee. Listening to the waves crash. Not being able to fix my crazy curly (frizzy right now actually) hair or have any makeup is an issue but otherwise… I found heaven. ❤️
• (April 25) Little chill in the wind this morning but it’s warming up nicely! ️⛺️
• (April 27) Survived an overnight downpour. I love a good rain at night. Quality sleep for sure. Now on to sitting here babying my EXTREMELY swollen foot/ankle. No clue what happened or what’s wrong with it, no access to ice, no way to wrap it… just elevating it and relaxing today. It hurts like all hell, I know that! Hopefully the projected storms skip camp.
• (April 29) Last day on the island. Yes, I want to stay. ❤️ Yes, I will do it again. Yes, I look forward to a real bed. ❤️ Yes, I look forward to a real shower. Yes, it has been a perfectly magical and spiritual experience. Soaking it alllllllllll in today. ❤️❤️❤️ I was born for island life. Hashtag Geographically Misplaced at Birth. Looking forward to spending time with papaw in Myrtle Beach this coming week and looking forward to some coaching calls with clients and potential clients! (When it’s passion, it not work!)
• (May 1) Because Myrtle Beach is HOME! It’s my heart and soul home. It’s where I belong. It’s everything I love. It’s all my firsts… first loves, first kiss, first drink… first everything — the good, the bad, the ugly. It is home and it is perfect. And I am here loving my life. And most importantly I got to cook dinner for the greatest man in the entire world… my papaw! ❤️❤️❤️ (CC News: Papaw is Ray Cornett, former principal at Cathedral School).
• (May 2) Got my book, got this view, it does not get better, it just doesn’t. (laughs)
• (May 3) Early morning ocean sunrise! ❤️ (Smiling)
• June 8 post, not in SC any longer, the post reads: UNPOPULAR OPINION: The phrase “it is what it is” is total bullshit and a complete cop out! LIVE. WITH. INTENTION!!
  Take charge! If you don’t like it, change it. If you don’t like feeling a certain way, transform a behavior. If you don’t like feeling stuck, do something different. Take control of your life and your destiny and stop merely existing!  Live at cause and stop playing the victim role in your relationships, your work, your health, and your circumstances.
  #FreeToRise #JourneyToFindingYourself #CreateYourOwnHappiness #LiveIntentionally #VictimMentality #MindsetMatters #Growth #SpiritualWellnessCoach #WordsMatter

The lawsuit contends she was with a friend when she met up with JP Miller in Myrtle Beach on this trip. However, the only people or things that can be seen in her 19 posts of pictures and videos shared to her Instagram are of her father, and grandfather, the beach, a book, food, and the ocean. She stayed on a primitive island campsite 3 hours from Myrtle Beach from Sunday April 23, 2023 to Saturday April 29th, 2023. She then stayed in a hotel the night of Sunday April 30th, 2023. Then drove to her grandfather’s place in Myrtle Beach on Monday May 1st, 2023. She spent May 2nd and May 3rd at the beach and was home in Indiana on May 4th, 2023.

What Happens Next

John-Paul Miller is now countersuing Jane Doe #1 for defamation, claiming she made false and malicious statements accusing him of sexual abuse and misconduct. He alleges these statements—shared publicly and across social media—have damaged his reputation, caused emotional harm, and led to online harassment. Miller is seeking financial compensation, attorney’s fees, and a court order requiring Doe to remove the defamatory content and stop making further accusations.

Bullets:

• Defamation (slander and libel): False public claims of sexual abuse and misconduct

• Defamation per se: Serious accusations presumed damaging by law

• Damages sought: Reputation harm, emotional distress, punitive damages

• Legal fees: Request for attorney’s fees and court costs

• Injunctions: Wants the court to order Doe to stop making statements and remove all defamatory content from social media

Meanwhile, Jane Doe #1’s legal team faces a credibility crisis:

• They must explain away her own public admissions of a continued memory, which was posted and then deleted soon after the lawsuit was filed.
• They must address her continued willingness to be at the very location tied to her trauma, with the people directly tied to the lawsuit.
• They must account for her grandfather’s long employment at the same church and Sunday school that she now claims are responsible for lifelong psychological harm.
• They must account for JP Miller not in Myrtle Beach, or the United States during the time Doe #1 alleges the assault took place.
• They must account for Jane Doe’s own words, “Is home and it is perfect. And I am here loving my life”.

Jane Doe has filed a motion to dismiss John Paul Miller’s countersuit. The motion to dismiss was filed on April 9th, 2025 by the woman, identified as “Jane Doe #1,” stating that “Defendant John-Paul Miller has not provided sufficient factual detail to support the claims of defamation, slander/libel, and the request for injunctive relief.”

However, it would appear, based on the evidence we uncovered in this case, that John Paul Miller may indeed have a viable defamation case against Jane Doe #1.

If You Have Experienced Sexual Abuse, Help is Available

Survivors of sexual abuse are encouraged to seek immediate medical attention, document their experiences in detail, and report the abuse to law enforcement or trusted authorities as soon as possible. Documentation, including medical records, therapy notes, and communications with the perpetrator, can play a critical role in any future legal proceedings. Support is also available through national and local hotlines, such as the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), where trained advocates offer free, confidential support 24/7. Seeking counseling with trauma-informed professionals can also help survivors process their experiences and begin the healing journey.

CC News Network’s Commitment to Covering the Case

As we said in the beginning of this in-depth article, this is not about whether or not we believe an alleged assault took place. Jane Doe #1 filed a public lawsuit alleging facts in public court documents. Those facts appear to be at the least, highly suspect, at the best, plain false.

This is not the first time the CC News Network has uncovered major legal missteps in legal proceedings — and it won’t be the last. The Jane Doe #2 lawsuit is currently being investigated by the CC News Network. More to come on that as we have uncovered similar type evidence.

In just mere weeks, James Seidel, investigative journalist and Publisher at the CC News Network has become the leading investigative source on this lawsuit, uncovering critical details that others have clearly overlooked. We’ve conducted on-the-ground reporting at Solid Rock Church, interviewed key players including John-Paul Miller, and engaged in in-depth legal discussions with attorneys Regina Ward and Jane Doe #1’s attorney, Randy Hood. Our team has spoken directly with many protestors, examined legal filings, and meticulously investigated the evidence surrounding Jane Doe #1’s lawsuit. With exclusive access to evidence and first-hand accounts, we’re not just reporting on this case—we’re setting the record straight.

About the Author
James Seidel is an investigative journalist, Publisher, bestselling author, radio talk show host and founder of the CC News Network, known for his relentless pursuit of truth and groundbreaking investigations into South Carolina’s most high-profile cases like Alex Murdaugh, Stephen Smith, Kaden Moses and now the John Paul Miller saga.

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