r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 10h ago

Georgia: Oakridge Baptist Church Deacon Arrested After Leaving 4 Kids at Busy Intersection Because They Were Misbehaving.

uk.news.yahoo.com

107 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 10h ago

Philippines: Pastor Arrested Over Alleged Abuse of 3 Minor Church Members. The abuse involving three girls, aged 8, 9, and 15, began in 2023.

philnews.ph

89 Upvotes

2 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/stankmanly • 18h ago

Married vicar with two daughters who baptised his congregation in the River Thames admits sending nude photos to '13-year-old schoolgirl'

dailymail.com

353 Upvotes

13 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 7h ago

Ontario: Toronto man charged in repeated sexual assault of victim he met while working at church in Etobicoke.

torontotoday.ca

44 Upvotes

4 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 8h ago

Texas: Houston Church Youth Counselor Avoids Prison in Child Porn Case, Gets Probation.

hoodline.com

45 Upvotes

4 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 10h ago

Kentucky: Mount Olivet Baptist Church Pastor, also the local water and sewer district manager, jailed on 17 child sexual exploitation charges.

wymt.com

55 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 9h ago

Illinois: lawsuits allege child sex abuse by priests at former Bronzeville Catholic church. Victims claim the church failed to protect them from known abusers.

nbcchicago.com

21 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 8h ago

India: ‘Forced minor to drink chicken blood, raped believer’: Karnataka exorcist arrested for sexual assault and animal cruelty.

indianexpress.com

18 Upvotes

0 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 7h ago

New Jersey: lawmaker and Greater Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church pastor arrested on assault charges and harassment.

yahoo.com

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 1d ago

Kirkland pastor charged in $13 Million wire fraud and money laundering scheme - Lynnwood Times

lynnwoodtimes.com

360 Upvotes

11 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 2d ago

Former Madison priest convicted in Waupaca County child sex crime case

wkow.com

227 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/daidoji70 • 3d ago

Article is in Japanese, translation in comments. Head priest of Kyoto temple arrested for allegedly selling land and buildings owned by the temple without permission- "50 million yen was taken. I don't think there's a single penny left."

news.yahoo.co.jp

105 Upvotes

1 comment

r/PastorArrested • u/stankmanly • 4d ago

‘Using the bathroom in a bucket’: pastor neglected 5 children left under her care, cops say

local10.com

178 Upvotes

1 comment

r/PastorArrested • u/isabelrich • 5d ago

Georgia pastor who pleaded guilty to cruelty to children returns to the pulpit

roysreport.com

406 Upvotes

RUSSELL JON TUSING SERVING 10 years probation for pleading guilty to Child cruelty after being arrested under child molestation charges returns to pulpit to preach to congregation about “childlike faith”.

27 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/mgbgtv8 • 5d ago

Fort Worth associate pastor arrested on family violence, child indecency charges

star-telegram.com

121 Upvotes

2 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

Wisconsin/Minnesota: Hope Christian Academy teacher charged with sexually assaulting student and grooming by a person in a position of trust.

fox5vegas.com

149 Upvotes

2 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

New York: Riverside Church Ordered to Pay $11.3 Million to Child Sex Abuse Victim. The jury found Riverside was “reckless” and culpable for the abuse.

rollingstone.com

254 Upvotes

4 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

Alabama: Blount County church youth director convicted of sex crimes including multiple counts of sodomy by force and sexual abuse by force.

wvtm13.com

152 Upvotes

8 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

Australia: Catholic Church faces six decades of child abuse allegations with statistics showing 7% of priests abused children, hearing will run for three weeks.

christiantoday.com.au

138 Upvotes

9 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

Maryland: Former priest in Baltimore County found guilty of sexually abusing 10-year-old student at a Catonsville Catholic school in the 1990s.

cbsnews.com

140 Upvotes

2 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

South Carolina: Legislator, pastor and Air Force veteran arrested on charge of pulling gun at polling place after he lost his re-election bid.

yahoo.com

105 Upvotes

4 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

South Africa: Pastor wanted after mother allegedly raped, four-month-old baby found dead.

witness.co.za

115 Upvotes

4 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

Alabama: Drama teacher at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School arrested again on child porn charges while on bond for other CSAM charges.

al.com

93 Upvotes

0 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

Indonesia: Headmaster of an Islamic school detained after investigation into alleged sexual abuse of students.

bbc.com

81 Upvotes

5 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

Ontario: Ottawa Catholic school teacher charged with sexually assaulting student. Nancy Lescarbeau, 52, facing 8 charges for alleged crimes in 2021, 2022.

cbc.ca

52 Upvotes

0 comments

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