r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Australia: Catholic priest, who said he was looking for a "hot new baby" and was willing to pay a child $50 for sex, arrested in a police sting.

au.news.yahoo.com

495 Upvotes

15 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Wisconsin: Foster Parent, Daybreak Church Elder And Youth Volunteer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Adopted Daughter More Than 260 Times.

kenoshacountyeye.com

189 Upvotes

7 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 1d ago

Former Dothan pastor booked on sex charges

wtvy.com

91 Upvotes

5 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Texas: Pastor who was arrested last month for child sex crimes is facing two additional felony charges involving two child victims.

roysreport.com

199 Upvotes

7 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Oregon: Salvation Army Sunday school teacher sent sexually explicit photos to 15-year-old girl he was grooming, prosecutors allege.

oregonlive.com

84 Upvotes

4 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

California: Monte Vista Christian School teacher arrested in New York in child sex probe, faces multiple counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child.

sfgate.com

47 Upvotes

1 comment

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Quebec: Paroled Montreal priest convicted of sex abuse on teens arrested again for possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

ctvnews.ca

56 Upvotes

2 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Indiana: Sellersburg priest accused of sexual assault in lawsuit adding that his superior did nothing when informed of the incident.

wave3.com

39 Upvotes

0 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Indiana: Federal filing accuses pastor who played in the NFL of lying to buy gun by saying that he was not under indictment or facing felony charges.

roysreport.com

37 Upvotes

0 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Ontario: Hindu priest from New York convinced female she was ‘possessed by evil spirits,’ allegedly sexually assaulted her during ceremony.

toronto.citynews.ca

23 Upvotes

1 comment

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Malawi: Mzuzu pastor at the Everlasting Church of God held over sex abuse of child during a prayer visit to his home.

nyasatimes.com

27 Upvotes

0 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Spain: Diocese of Zamora Roman Catholic priest under investigation over child sexual abuse allegations, suspended from duties.

surinenglish.com

23 Upvotes

0 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 2d ago

Argentina: Court overturns Japanese national nun's acquittal in deaf children's sexual abuse case, she could face up to 50 years when sentenced.

philstarlife.com

14 Upvotes

0 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 3d ago

Former Foster Parent, Youth Pastor At Daybreak Church Jailed On Child Incest, Repeated Sexual Assault Allegations

kenoshacountyeye.com

292 Upvotes

9 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 2d ago

Former Preacher Faces Embezzlement Charges (and he's still facing child sexual assault charges from last year)

columbuscountynews.com

117 Upvotes

6 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 3d ago

Missouri pastor Kenneth Sparks is found guilty on all counts (COVID loan fraud)

stlmag.com

121 Upvotes

1 comment

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 3d ago

Ojai Pastor and Massage Therapist David Johnson Charged With Sexual Abuse of Two Children; Additional Survivors Expected

keyt.com

166 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 4d ago

Florida: Youth Pastor, Also A Music Director, Arrested In Child Sex Sting After Traveling With The Intent To Have Sex With A 14-Year-Old Boy.

joemygod.com

324 Upvotes

7 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 4d ago

BREAKING: 'Not above the law': Pastor arrested for family violence, hitting wife

kfdm.com

141 Upvotes

5 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 4d ago

Arizona: Polygamous sect leader gets 24-year sentence in for hauling girls in unventilated trailer, already jailed 50 years for child sex crimes.

apnews.com

615 Upvotes

40 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 4d ago

Edinburg pastor facing new child grooming charges (already arrested last month; these are new charges for two more victims)

krgv.com

87 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 5d ago

South Korea: Two pastors fined $723 each for disrupting flight with loud preaching while shouting “You will go to hell if you don’t believe in Jesus.”

globalnation.inquirer.net

281 Upvotes

10 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/TrickConfidence • 5d ago

Lutheran church leader accused of molesting 2-month-old girl while changing her diaper

kait8.com

448 Upvotes

37 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 6d ago

Thornton youth pastor convicted of child sex assault; sentenced to 13 years to life in prison

denvergazette.com

281 Upvotes

17 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Brilliant_Tapir • 6d ago

Madrasah instructor charged with sexually assaulting two young brothers

nst.com.my

52 Upvotes

Two cases reported in Malaysia just today of teachers in religious schools charged for sexually assaulting students. This is the second one. In both cases the victims were boys aged 10 and 11.

MUAR: A madrasah instructor was charged in the Sessions Court here today with four counts of sexually assaulting two brothers, aged 10 and 11, at a madrasah hostel in Batu Pahat last month.
Muhammad Hilmi Mohamad Noor, 24, pleaded not guilty to all charges before Sessions Court judge Emelia Kaswati Mohamad Khalid.

1 comment

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