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Youth Pastor arrested for Sex Assault on Teen While Mother Was in the House

Michael Rivera, 22, is charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl who is part of a church youth group he led, prosecutors said.

Michael J. Rivera, 22, of Glendale Heights, forced a 17 year old girl, to perform sexual acts in her bedroom on Oct. 5 prosecutors say. A Cook County Criminal Court ordered him held in lieu of $50,000 bail on a criminal sexual assault charge.
...Here's what this slim ball did to the teen girl and right under her parents' noses:...On the night before, Rivera had driven the girl and her nephew, 13, home...

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Preacher with HIV Infects More Than 100 Women

pastor rodney carr infecting women with HIV

 Here's the report one of our readers sent us through a reporter who needed to get this out:...For the past few days Channel 3 has been running a promo about a memphis minister who has given at least 100 women HIV,...

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Pastor from Memphis Charged with Criminal HIV Exposure to Over 100 Women | AT2W

Former Pastor Gets Probation Only for Having Sex with Gay Teen Boys



Iowa pastor and youth counselor Brent Girouex, who claimed with a straight face that he was trying to “cure” teenage boys of their “homosexual urges” by having sex with them, has had his sentence reduced from 17 years in prison to sex offender treatment and probation. 

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Update: UK Street Preacher Jailed after Lesbian Complaint


This is an update saints of God.  Our brother in Christ, Minister Rob Hughes is going through a trial by demonic forces, allegedly.   Just for preaching the Word of God to bring sinners to repentance, he has been arrested and now jailed. 

According to ChristianNews.net, as he spoke, Hughes was approached by police, who advised that they had received a complaint that Hughes had engaged in hate speech by preaching against homosexuality. Police advised that such speech was a violation of the Public Order Act, Section 5, which bans “threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior, or disorderly behavior” or the display of “any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting” within earshot of sight of a person “likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby.”  

In the meantime, we will keep Minister Hughes in our prayers and also, we will pray that for the UK to yield to God's expectations and to fully abide by His commandments.

UK Street Preacher Jailed Over False ‘Hate Speech’ Charge Following Lesbian Complaint

 

BASILDON, England – A Christian street preacher was arrested and jailed last week in England after he was accused by a lesbian bystander of engaging in hate speech against homosexuals.

The incident occurred on Thursday while evangelist...Read full article, here.

Source and Photo:ChristianNews.net

 

England Street Preacher gets arrested


This street preacher in England has been arrested for spreading God's Word on the street.  Saints of God, the Devil does not like men and women of God reaching lost souls anywhere in this world.  In our opinion, some people in England are just as rebellious against Christianity as some in America.

According to theway.co.uk, the Christian Centre were in contact with Evangelist Rob Hughes as the arrest was taking place and were able to send a solicitor to help him in the police interview process.

In the meantime, we will keep Evangelist Rob Hughes in our prayers.

Christian street preacher gets arrested 

by David Pilkington

Yet another Christian street preacher gets arrested and locked up for seven and a half hours.

Last Wednesday evangelist Rob Hughes was preaching on a high street in Basildon when he...Read full article, here.

 

Source and Photo:theway.co.uk

 

Georgia pastor arrested for breaking in church member's home, twice


Now, no recession is so bad this pastor has to steal from a church member.  Your eyes are not fooling this pastor in Georgia is actually breaking into his church member's home.   Saints of God, we are certainly living in a wicked age when we are hearing some things we never heard or pastors doing before.

According to tennessean.com, Rickey Alan Reed, 56, remained jailed Tuesday on $32,500 bond in Davidson County on a single count each of felony aggravated burglary and misdemeanor theft under $500. He was already on probation after pleading guilty in 2011 to aggravated burglary in Rutherford County, avoiding a four-year prison sentence by begging a judge for mercy, forgiveness and a chance to treat his addiction.

A drug addiction is no excuse for any pastor stealing from anyone.  Rickey Reed and anyone else like him should step down and allow an appointed man or woman of God to stand in their place to pastor lost souls.

For all of you ministers breaking the law, because you are not getting a huge salary or enough tithes and offerings, get a job.  The Word of God says in Exodus 20:15, 'Thou shalt not steal.'  Now if you are stealing, just what do you have to preach about?

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Smyrna pastor arrested in second burglary of church member

 Written by Brian HaasThe Tennessean

A Smyrna pastor caught on tape trying to break into a church member’s home for drugs in 2011 has been arrested again after police say he burglarized the home of another former church member in Antioch.

Rickey Alan Reed, 56, remained jailed Tuesday on $32,500 bond in Davidson County on...Read full article, here.


Source and Photo: tennessean.com 

Pastor arrested on child molestation, sexual battery charges

This pastor of Congregation of God Seventh Day church in Georgia has been accused of molesting a 6-year-old girl at church, allegedly.  This is a dirty shame, this man could not even control his lust in the house of God.   Rev. John Pinkston must have thought the parents would never suspect him, but they found out about it and called police.

According to CBSAtlanta.com, Rev. Pinkston is accused of molesting a 6-year-old child, while at the church, between the dates of July 17, 2013 and August 22, 2013. The child notified her parents and the parents contacted police.

We pray Rev. John Pinkston repents before it's everlasting too late.  Now, this young girl has to remember this for the rest of her life.

Pastor arrested on child molestation, sexual battery charges

By Mary Gleason

KENNESAW, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -A Kennesaw pastor has bonded out jail after authorities arrested him on charges of child molestation and sexual battery against a child.

Rev. John Pinkston is founder and pastor of Congregation of God Seventh Day on South Main Street in...Read full article, here.



Source and Photo: CBSAtlanta.com

Pastor Darryl Earl Houston Accused of Sexual Crimes against Teen Girl



A Houston pastor, Darryl Earl Houston has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The good pastor has been a foster parent and his other foster children have been removed from his care...The good pastor is showing just how conniving he really is by trying to blame the teen girl and stating she was promiscuous. After investigators gave Pastor Houston a polygraph, which determined deception on his part, was arrested...

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Pastor Darryl Earl Houston Accused of Sexual Crimes against Teen Girl

Florida Pastor of One Way Family Church arrested in prostitution sting

Let us ask you this one question: If pastors are picking up prostitutes, then how will they get saved?   Pastors cannot preach God's Word and be a 'john' at the same time.  However, Pastor Carlos Feliciano obviously thought it was okay to do so..  You see, no preacher has anything to preach about if he is fooling around with sinners.   God want you to win them, not hang with them and certainly not go to bed with them. 

According to orlandosentinel.com, Feliciano's family said he had last been seen handing out fliers and visiting churches around noon that day, according to police. The family left shortly after learning he had been arrested and was being held at the Osceola County Jail on a prostitution charge, with bail set at $500.   

We pray Pastor Feliciano repents before it's everlasting too late, because if not, judgement is coming to him. 

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Pastor of One Way Family Church in St. Cloud arrested in prostitution sting 

The driver of a Lexus SUV repeatedly circled a woman standing on 13th Street in St. Cloud on Friday afternoon, slowing to wave — unaware that she was an undercover cop on a prostitution sting.

The man pulled over after 10 minutes of circling and...Read full article, here.



Source and Photo: orlandosentinel.com

Youth Pastor Matt Pitt of The Basement Jumps Off 45-Foot Cliff Running From Cops


Saints of God, we are certainly living in a very rebellious age among some ministers whom refuse to be righteous.  In the case of Pastor Matt Pitt, he got in trouble again with the law, impersonating an officer.   Now, the latest news on Pitt is, he tried to escape being handcuffed and jumped off of a cliff, 45 feet high. 

According to ChristianPost.com, Pastor Matt Pitt, who has been battling longstanding rumors of drug use, was wanted for impersonating a peace officer but refused to surrender to authorities. He was arrested shortly after he gave an interview to a local television station. 

We pray for Pastor Matt Pitt to get right with God before it's everlasting too late, because he could be dead right now.  In the meantime, we will keep him in our prayers and sincerely hope he does not return to the pulpit.

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Popular Youth Pastor Matt Pitt of The Basement Jumps Off 45-Foot Cliff Running From Cops








By Leonardo Blair , CP Reporter
Popular youth evangelist, Matt Pitt of The Basement.

Matt Pitt, 30, founder of one of America's largest Christian youth ministries, The Basement, was arrested by Alabama police for impersonating a...Read full article, here.


Source: ChristianPost.com

Black Church News: Pastor and Firefighter was arrested after he waved at cops

Allegedly, cops this Evansville pastor was just waving at the cops when he was handcuffed.  Pastor Madison was accused of flipping them off.  Although, many see this as a racial incident, Pastor George Madison says not so.  

According to Mail Online, through his work on the local fire department, he is familiar with a number of the police officers in Evansville and he thought he recognized one of the men in the car so he waved. That is not how the police interpreted it, however, as they claim that they thought he was flicking them off. The officers stopped Madison, and, according to Madison, they were getting confrontational. He then took out his phone and went to call the police chief, Billy Bolin, who he is friends with. The officers told him to hang up the phone and get on the ground.

It very bad just to be handcuffed even if the cops thought this Pastor George Madison was giving them a bad sign.  However, thank God they did not harm him any way.

We just want to ask you a question, are things so bad in this country, we cannot even politely wave at police officers? 

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African American firefighter and pastor was cuffed after he waved at cops

By Daily Mail

A photo of police forcing an off-duty firefighter to the ground has gained national attention after it was revealed that the police action was taken after the man waved to the officers. 

George Madison Jr., an African American firefighter and youth pastor in Evansville, Indiana was threatened with a taser by police when he...Read full article, here.


Source and Photo: .dailymail.co.uk
Video: 14news.com

Should Pastor Joshua Swain be forgiven for stealing money from the church?


After watching this news clip, regarding this former pastor of The View church in Illinois, we heard two different opinions, regarding if Joshua Swain should be forgiven for theft.  In our opinion, Pastor Joshua Swain should be forgiven, but should move forward in his life so God can deliver him from the spirit of theft.   However, we think people make all types of mistakes and can be delivered and set free from them.

The question is, should or could Pastor Joshua Swain be pastor of The View church ever again?  However, many people do not forgive and may not trust Him.  However, once he is delivered and set free from the demon of theft, God will trust Him to pastor again in the future, if He called Him to oversee a church or preach the gospel.

According to wpsdlocal6.com, prosecutors also said Swain stole the money from The View church, formerly First Baptist Church, and also used the name of a congregation member to take more than $10,000 from a bank. On July 26th, Swain was arrested and charged with theft and aggravated identity theft.


In the meantime, we will keep Pastor Joshua Swain in our prayers.  Also, we pray for The View church and that God will lead the right pastor to take over the ministry.  In the meantime, we also pray that God will lead all members and officials of The View church to forgive Pastor Swain.  For this reason, if they do not learn to forgive people in the church, how can they every accept all types of sinners coming to the church to be delivered and set free from their past sins?


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Backlash in local community after pastor's arrest

Reporter: Mychaela Bruner
Photographer: Michael Bradford

JACKSON COUNTY, Il—There is backlash in a local community after a senior pastor is accused of stealing from his own church members. Thirty-two-year-old Joshua Swain is facing charges after police said he stole more than one hundred thousand dollars from his church in Carbondale, Illinois.

Prosecutors also said Swain stole the money from The View church, formerly First Baptist Church, and also used the name of a congregation member to take more...Read full article, here.



Source, photo and video: wpsdlocal6.com

Pastor and His Girlfriend Charged with Plot to Kill His wife

pastor Edward Paul “Eddie” Mallonee,

 If you can believe this, then you weren't born yesterday, at least in the mind, that is. We have certainly heard it all now. Why would a pastor's wife defend her husband who planned to kill her along with his girlfriend. CP reported that the pastor's father-in-law, wife and members came to support him in court.

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Church Ordered to Pay Former Member for Pastor’s Sexual Assault

Pastor Brian L. Williams  Grace Brethren Church of Delaware
The Grace Brethren Church of Delaware was ordered by a Delaware County jury should pay $3.6 million to a woman who was sexually assaulted by a former pastor. Now this is a victory because not all pastors are prosecuted for their crimes.

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Pastor Larry Durant Charged with Sex Crimes with Minors, Said it was 'Private Prayer'


Pastor Larry Durant arrested for sex crimes
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Here's just another low down and dirty preacher who can't discern whether he should follow Christ or violate his position as a man of God. Pastor Larry Durant of Word International Ministries COSC (Church of a Second Chance) in Sumter, SC was recently arrested and charged with sex crimes against minors of his church.

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SC Preacher Larry Durant Charged with Sex Crimes with Minors, Calling it ‘Healing Process’ | AT2W

Black Church News: Texas pastor arrested on suspicion of drug possession


Pastor Clyde Downs of a Fort Worth Texas Church has been arrested for drug possession.  Downs was stopped by police, because of failure to use a signal.  However, police discovered Pastor Downs had drugs on his seat, but they are yet testing to see what type of drugs.   Brothers and sisters in Christ, we know God is tired of all these cases of some pastors getting caught with drug possession. 

According to star-telegram.com, cops approached Downs’ 2007 Bentley and saw what appeared to be drug paraphernalia on the front seat, police said.  Back in May when Pastor Downs was arrested on the street, police allegedly found a gun and some marijuana.
 

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/06/05/4914294/fort-worth-pastor-arrestedon.html#storylink=cpy
It does not matter if Pastor Clyde Downs was trying to sell drugs or using it, it's a shame either way.   God wants us to fast and pray until this type of behavior is completely out of his Kingdom.   God wants the body of Christ pure, because if we are doing the same thing as the world, there is no way to preach to them about Jesus Christ.  God says to get out all sin, whether it's sexual mischief, child molestation, homosexuality and all other types of lust, drug possession, theft through tithes and offerings, tax evasion, He says to immediately change things within the body of Christ.  We as saints of God have power to no longer allow this sort of behavior within God's Kingdom.  Therefore, when we pray, let's pray for God to give such ministers a mind to step down from preaching his Word and began to seek Him before it's everlasting too late. 

In the meantime, we will keep Pastor Clyde Downs in our prayers. 

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Fort Worth pastor arrested on suspicion of drug possession

A pastor of a Fort Worth church was arrested Monday on suspicion of drug possession, police records show.

It was the second arrest in a month involving Clyde Downs, 48, of Arlington.

Downs has been senior pastor of...Read full article, here.



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