What would you do if you friend were being investigated for sexual crimes against a child? Would you go to his house and erase the images in an attempt to destroy the evidence? No? Well that's what Rev. John Schneider did.
A warrant accuses Schneider of going to former music minister Paul Berrell's apartment on May 18 and deleting hundreds of photos from Berrell's computer while he was being investigated. A grand jury indicted Berrell on two counts of indecent liberties with a minor and a count of statutory sex offense.
Diocese of Charlotte Bishop Peter Jugis accepted Schneider's resignation last week, Hains said. The bishop and Schneider have known each other since 1983, when they were ordained together in the Charlotte diocese. The diocese covers churches in western North Carolina.
Well… at least he has his relationship with the accused. Perhaps they can share a jail cell together.