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926 Ben Courson, pastor of Applegate Christian Fellowship, was forced to step down after several accusations of sexual misconduct, abusing his ministerial authority to initiate sexual relationships with women.
https://julieroys.com/oregon-pastor-ben-courson-alleged-sexual-misconduct/
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927 Jon Courson, former pastor of Applegate Christian Fellowship, is accused of using his position as pastor to initiate a relationship with a parishioner. https://julieroys.com/jon-courson-alleged-sexual-misconduct-applegate/
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928 Former youth pastor, Jeffrey Winston Forrest, was found guilty of two counts of sexually assaulting children and given 99 years for each conviction. https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/crime/2021/04/16/former-pastor-jeffrey-forrest-abilene-guilty-sexual-assault-child-sentencing-punishment-phase-trial/7253533002/
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929 Nicholas Kelley, youth pastor in Lawrencevill GA, charged with rape of a 14-year-old girl admitted to an inappropriate physical relationship https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/youth-pastor-admits-to-inappropriate-physical-interactions-with-14-year-old-girl/85-379637889
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930 Shawn Fitzgerald, youth pastor and teacher, arrested on 408 counts of child pornography. https://nbc-2.com/news/crime/2020/11/22/florida-teacher-arrested-400-counts-child-pornography/
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931 Alexander Roesly, youth pastor at Praise Chapel of Church God in Union City solicited two minors, ages 13 and 15.
https://www.wishtv.com/news/youth-pastor-arrested-for-child-solicitation-in-randolph-county/
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932 Malo "Victor" Monteiro, youth pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Wildomar, CA, pled guilty to grooming and sexually assaulting minors. Sentenced to 5 years and 4 months.
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2018/11/15/former-wildomar-youth-pastor-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-assaulting-girls/
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2018/08/10/wildomars-faith-baptist-church-perpetuated-culture-of-secrecy-allowing-sex-abuse-for-decades-alleged-victims-claim
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933 Wendel Nix, youth pastor in Aztec, NM, at Bible Baptist Church was arrested for sexual assault of minor. Pastor said he is a good guy who made a wrong decision. (Several times!!!!)
https://www.abqjournal.com/18746/830am-part-time-youth-pastor-arrested.html
https://www.abqjournal.com/18800/1110am-new-rape-charges-face-church-bus-driver.html
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934 Bill Gothard, former leader of conservative homeschooling Institute in Basic Life Principles, resigned in 2014 after 30 women accused him of harassment and molestation, including a minor. Ten more women come forward in 2016 and sued alleging sexual abuse, nonconsensual touching, etc.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/01/06/new-charges-allege-religious-leader-who-has-ties-to-the-duggars-sexually-abused-women/?variant=d846d44221ecba95
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935 Kevin Etherington, Republican, first assistant district attorney of Logan and Payne Counties, has been arrested (and fired) for possession of child exploitation materials.
https://news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-assistant-da-arrested-child-150504089.html?
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936 Joseph Brody, a volunteer coordinator for Glenn Youngkin (R) gubernatorial campaign in VA has been indicted for his role in January 6. Additionally, he has a history of threatening rape against women exposed in an epid 87-tweet thread
https://twitter.com/AnonCommieStan/status/1575533886402019328?s=20&t=DZto3cTwxULK1xNSxLbFug https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1575533879343161345.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/us/politics/joseph-brody-jan-6-youngkin.html
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937 North Carolina youth pastor Benjamin Damron arrested for sexual assault of children he met through church https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/cmpd-youth-leader-charged-with-sex-crimes-involving-kids-he-met-churches/JW6ACKIS7RB2PP233MB7KEVXAQ/
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938 Jeff Taylor, former youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Strafford, MO, groomed a girl beginning when she was 11 and began raping her when she became a ten until she came forward at 19. He was arrested in 2020 and pleaded guilty in 2022, received a 9-year sentence, just one year more than his grooming and molestation of that girl. https://www.ozarksfirst.com/crime/former-youth-pastor-sentenced-to-9-years-for-statutory-sodomy-rape/
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939 Republican Rep-elect Brian Stout of Oregon was accused of sexual assault and threats, woman was granted restraining order.
https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/12/02/judge-grants-restraining-order-against-state-rep-elect-brian-stout-after-allegations-of-sexual-assault/
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940 Samuel Rappylee Bateman is a leader of the Fundamentalist LDS church and accused of of engaging in the transportation of minors in interstate commerce to engage in criminal sexual activity and travel interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minors,
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/bentley-driving-accused-cult-leader-has-20-wives-as-young-as-age-9-possibly-married-own-daughter-fbi-alleges?taid=638d0f07239b0200013c54dc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
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941 Jonathan Ryan Ensey, a music director and worship leader at the conservative Living Way Fellowship in Conroe, TX was convicted of indecency with a child and soliciting a minor. TW: This article is more graphic than most.
https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Conroe-worship-leader-gets-12-years-in-church-17028700.php
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942 Conrad Estrada Valdez, pastor of the conservative Restoration Outreach Christian Church in Houston, TX, pled guilty to sexually assaulting a child. https://abc13.com/pastor-sentenced-for-sexual-assault-of-a-child-conrad-estrada-valdez-prison-sentence-the-restoration-outreach-christian-church/11433676/
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943 Aaron Duane Shipman, pastor of the fundamentalist conservative Bible Baptist Church in Odessa, TX, arrested for sexually assaulting a minor for two years.
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/texas-pastor-arrested-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-teen-girl-multiple-times-over-two-year-period/
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944 Brian Pounds, pastor at Assembly of God in Vernon, TX, accused of giving a minor meth and raping her. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article252907653.html
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945 Sergio David Bezerra, piano teacher for Waco Baptist Academy has been sentenced to 80 years for molesting two children. https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Former-Texas-teacher-sentenced-to-80-years-for-5962976.php
- 946 William Frank Brown, pastor of Bellmead (TX) First Baptist, wes sentenced to four 50-year concurrent sentences molesting a child https://baptistnews.com/article/former-pastor-in-texas-illinois-gets-50-years-for-sexual-assault/
- 947 Benjamin Nelson, Baptist pastor in Texas, sentenced to 20 years for molesting a teen
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https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/local-pastor-sentenced-to-20-years-for-sexual-assault-of-teen/500-515366885
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948 Curtis Jene Smith, after twice being convicted of molesting children, was hired as music director at a Waco Baptist Church. http://stopbaptistpredators.org/article/curtis_jene_smith.html
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949 Gary Don Welch, Texas Baptist youth pastor, sentenced to 55 years for sexual assault of teen
https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_news/welch-pleas-gets-55-years/article_648c9a01-fbd3-5af3-a7f0-58864a0763e9.html
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950 Conner Jesse Penny, youth pastor in Texas, confessed to abusing children after being arrested, https://ministrywatch.com/texas-youth-pastor-former-teachers-aide-confesses-to-sexual-abuse-of-children/