Theocrazies in L.A. (City Of Angels, I love the irony don't you? have had to
pay between $600,000,000 and $650,000,000 very recently in reparations to the
rape victims, ahhh, that would be those mentioned in the Subject Line of this
thread...
> Republican Red State Child Abuse On The Rise As More People In The South
> Succumb To "The Holy Cult" of Hate And Pedophilia through Jesus.
> The epidemic of red state conservative pedophilia extends itself to the
> church.
> Lake Wales, FL. The pastor at the Church of the Nazarene has been charged
> with sexually assaulting a male 17-year-old youth leader three times in 2001.
> The Rev. Gene Francis, 52, of Lake Wales, was arrested Tuesday and charged
> with unlawful sexual activity with a minor. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, June 4,
> 2003) Lake Wales minister arrested in sexual assault case
> Tuscon, AZ. The Rev. David Valencia, 47, assistant pastor of a Pentecostal
> church is expected in court Wednesday on rape charges issued by Pennsylvania
> authorities. In Pennsylvania, Valencia was an assistant pastor at Christ
> Church at Grove Farm, an interdenominational church that uses Anglican
> liturgy. The pastor of Christ Church, the Rev. John Guest, told the
> Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that Valencia was dismissed in late 2001 because he
> was found to have pornography on an office computer after he was warned about
> a similar incident months earlier. (Tucson Citizen, May 31, 2003)
> Rev. David Valencia allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old girl he was
> counseling
> Fort Pierce, FL. Pastor Kenneth Johnson, recently convicted of having sex
> with a minor, and Friendship Missionary Baptist Church -- where he reportedly
> continues to minister -- were named in a sex-abuse lawsuit filed Tuesday.
> Johnson, 39, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on one count of unlawful
> sexual activity with a minor. He faces up to 15 years on the second-degree
> felony. (The Tribune, January 22, 2003) .
> Johnson to be sentenced Friday on 1 count of unlawful sexual activity with
> minor
> Athens, GA. Ralph Tulk, 63, was arrested Tuesday and charged with five counts
> of child molestation for allegedly inappropriately touching five children at
> Holy Trinity Lutheran Church over several years. He was superintendent of the
> Sunday school program when some of the alleged molestations took place and
> was treasurer of the church until last month, according to police and the
> church. Dickerson and many other residents of this Northeast Georgia city --
> most of whom were willing to share their thoughts about the case but not be
> quoted -- said they worry about the church, but aren't yet convinced of the
> allegations. "This is America, and you are innocent until proven guilty,"
> Dickerson said. (MSNBC.com, Jan. 11, 2003)
> Town reacts to molestation charges
> Bryan, TX. A pastor was arrested and released from jail Monday night after he
> was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child. Ford was indicted
> earlier this month based on an allegation he had sexually assaulted a teenage
> boy who went on a trip with the pastor to the Texas Panhandle more than two
> years ago. Ford was pastor from the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in
> Bryan where he had served for 17 years. (Bryan-College Station Eagle, Dec.
> 24, 2002) Pastor accused of assaulting Bryan boy arrested
> Idaho Falls, ID. An area pastor is charged with inappropriately touching a
> teenage boy. Idaho Falls police charged a long-time religious leader with
> five counts of lewd conduct with a minor. 46-year-old Steven Michael
> Sheridan, the former pastor of St. Paul's United Methodist Church has been
> arrested-- this after police recorded two recent phone conversations between
> the victim and Sheridan. Sheridan was the pastor of St. Paul's United
> Methodist Church five years ago when the alleged crimes occurred. Since then,
> he's been pastor of another church. The victim who was 13 at the time, and is
> now 18, said Sheridan was like a mentor. They took trips together, and during
> those trips, Sheridan touched him sexually. One time, the pastor allegedly
> touched the boys genitals saying he was checking for cancer. (KPVI, Dec. 6,
> 2002) AREA PASTOR CHARGED WITH INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHING A
>TEENAGE BOY Former Pastor Sex Abuse Case Moves Forward
> Denver, CO. Denver police arrested a 26-year-old youth minister with St.
> John's Church of God in Christ after a 15-year-old member accused him of
> sexual assault.(November 15, 2002, Rocky Moutain News)
> Youth Paster arrested
> News Report
> LINCOLN, NE. Three lawsuits have been filed against a Lutheran church school
> for alleged sexual abuse by former officials, including a minister who served
> as principal. The lawsuits against St. John Lutheran Church in Seward seek
> millions of dollars for the alleged abuse. The Lincoln Journal Star reported
> in Saturday's editions that two lawsuits were filed in Lancaster County
> District Court on Friday by unnamed plaintiffs who alleged they were abused
> by longtime principal David Mannigel. Mannigel, a Lutheran minister,
> apparently killed himself last year. (ABC News, November 2, 2002)
> Lutheran Church sued over abuse by Pastor Mannigel
> LINCOLN, NE? Three lawsuits have been filed against a Lutheran church school
> for alleged sexual abuse by former officials, including a minister who served
> as principal. The lawsuits against St. John Lutheran Church in Seward seek
> millions of dollars for the alleged abuse. The other lawsuit was filed in
> U.S. District Court in Lincoln on Wednesday by T. Mark Kraft, a Colorado man,
> for claims of abuse by retired teacher Arlen Meyer. That lawsuit seeks $1
> million. (ABC News, November 2, 2002)
> Lutheran Church sued over abuse by Pastor Meyer
> Austin, TX. A former youth minister faces up to 20 years in prison after he
> was convicted of nine counts of child sexual abuse. Charles Richard Willits,
> Jr., 44, a former youth minister at Great Hills Baptist Church, was convicted
> Saturday. Sentencing was scheduled for Monday. (October 18, 2002; Abilene
> Reporter-News)
> Youth Paster Convicted in Criminal Court
> Lake Wales, FL. The pastor at the Church of the Nazarene has been charged
> with sexually assaulting a male 17-year-old youth leader three times in 2001.
The
> Rev. Gene Francis, 52, of Lake Wales, was arrested Tuesday and charged with
> unlawful sexual activity with a minor. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, June 4,
> 2003) Lake Wales minister arrested in sexual assault case
> Tuscon, AZ. The Rev. David Valencia, 47, assistant pastor of a Pentecostal
> church is expected in court Wednesday on rape charges issued by Pennsylvania
> authorities. In Pennsylvania, Valencia was an assistant pastor at Christ
> Church at Grove Farm, an interdenominational church that uses Anglican
liturgy. The
> pastor of Christ Church, the Rev. John Guest, told the Pittsburgh
> Post-Gazette that Valencia was dismissed in late 2001 because he was found
to have
> pornography on an office computer after he was warned about a similar
> incident months earlier. (Tucson Citizen, May 31, 2003)
> Rev. David Valencia allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old girl he was
> counseling
> An associate pastor of a San Fernando Valley chapel was sentenced to 32
> months in prison on Tuesday for failing to register as a sex offender.
Ilger, a
> former second-grade teacher, was convicted in 1988 of molesting four students
in his
> San Luis Obispo classroom. After being released from jail, Ilger and his
> family moved to Los Angeles, where he took a position with Hope Chapel of the
Valley
> in Canoga Park. "We've lived and learned a painful lesson," the Rev. Jeff
> Fischer of Hope Chapel said outside court. Fischer has said he and about 30
church
> elders knew that Ilger had molested young girls before he was hired.
> Sentencing (Associated Press, April 3, 2003)
> Marty A. Hynes, 33, is charged with eight counts of criminal sexual contact
> of a minor, three counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and one
count
> of attempted criminal sexual contact of a minor. Hynes was a youth pastor at
the
> First Assembly of God church when the alleged incidents occurred, between
> July and December 2001. (Las Cruces Sun-News, March 24, 2003)
> Trial of former youth pastor begins
> Dayton, OH. A Trotwood minister, whose lawyer said he has been a "sex addict"
> since age 10, sought treatment rather than face trial in a Brookville police-
> run
> Internet sting that presented a virtual 14-year-old boy in a chat room. But a
> Montgomery County judge denied his plea for treatment Tuesday. Turner's
> attorney, Dwight Brannon, wrote "He had his first sexual experience with
> another
> male at the age of 19 while in college. Shortly after he began surfing the
> Web ... his addiction slowly began to grow." Turner had been pastor of Anchor
> Community Church, 38 S. Fairgreen Drive, for seven years when he was arrested
> last summer. (Dayton Daily News, 01.29.2003)
> Minister arrested in police-run Internet sting
> Riviera Beach, FL. A prominent minister, his church and deacon have reached a
> $600,000 settlement with a mentally disabled man who accused the minister of
> rape. The Rev. Thomas Masters, pastor of the New Macedonia
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