A well-known local pastor is alleged to have sexually abused a girl repeatedly over the course of a year, at his home and in his vehicle. Benjamin Garate, 72, allegedly subjected an early-adolescent girl to sexual abuse for a period between…
Former Lexington, South Carolina worship leader now faces allegations he produced child sexual abuse material dating back two decades… A former Lexington, South Carolina pastor – and husband of a former Midlands school board leader – was indicted Wednesday on nine federal…
A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a nine-count indictment for a former Lexington pastor. Richard Channing Shealy, 54, is charged with producing, distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The indictment alleges that in February 2026, Shealy shared CSAM files…
Daniel Whyte III, President of Gospel Light Society International, says once again — and it grieves my heart that I have to keep saying it — the church of the Lord Jesus Christ in America is in the midst of a plague…
A Kenyan court is set to deliver a judgement in a mass murder case involving doomsday preacher Paul Mackenzie. Mackenzie and 29 of his followers are being charged with the murder of 191 people, all but one of them children. His cult…
A Washington pastor allegedly raised at least $13 million for a technology investment whose online marketplace could not complete a single customer purchase, according to a federal indictment. Cristian Popescu, 46, of Bothell, led the Passion for Christ congregation in Kirkland while…
CORNETTSVILLE, Ky. (KT) — A Kentucky Baptist pastor in Perry County was arrested Tuesday on 17 counts of distributing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under 12. Jared Oneil Salmons, 48, of Leburn, is pastor of Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Cornettsville.
Ghanaian musician Iona Reine has accused some pastors of engaging in nasty habits, claiming that several religious leaders are involved in acts that contradict the values they preach to their congregations. - You are only allowed to submit content which you…
West Coast pastor Cristian Popescu was arraigned in Seattle on Wednesday after being indicted over an alleged $13 million fraud targeting church members, federal prosecutors said. The 46-year-old from Bothell, Washington, and pastor of Passion for Christ in Kirkland, is accused…
A Washington pastor’s unholy deeds have come to the attention of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cristian Popescu, from Kirkland’s Christian congregation called ‘Passion for Christ,’ has been indicted for defrauding members of his church of $13 million. The 46-year-old from Bothell,…
Pastors and leaders who fell through abuse, affairs or misconduct, the investigations that followed and debates over restoration.
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