I’ve started a new feature here on Deep Thoughts. It’s called Clergy Convictions. A few of my readers have asked that I start tracking convictions in addition to arrests. Convictions are harder to track because the press does not cover them as well as they do arrests. I plan to post an updated list each Monday.
Local pastor, wife convicted of tax fraud. Pastor David Montgomery and his wife Bridget were convicted of tax fraud. they face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Montgomery was the pastor at Restoration Temple Church of God in Christ in the city of Humble. A word of advice to the members of this fine church. If your pastor drives a Bentley, you are doing it wrong.
Ex-pastor, Rev. James Richard Harris, guilty on all counts in case of sex acts. Pastor Harris attempted suicide during the trail. He screwed that up too and now faces 80-years in prison. See my post on Harris here: Pedophile pastor attempts suicide in court
Youth Pastor convicted of sex crimes receives sentencing date. Youth pastor John Astorga was found guilty on two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. He faces 20 years in prison and will register as a sex offender.
Former Pastor Sentenced On Sexual Battery Charges. Pastor John t. Vine was sentenced to 22 years in prison for molesting a 12-year-old girl. Vine was the pastor at Faith United Church in North Nashville. Another victim has come forward with abuse allegations.
Former priest, scout leader pleads guilty to more sex charges. Pastor Ralph Rowe, an Anglican priest, pleaded guilty to seven more sex-related crimes. He had already been convicted of 50 other sex-related crimes.
South Boston pastor arrested on child porn charges. Reverend Andrzej Urbaniak entered a guilty plea to charges that he possessed and distributed child pornography. Urbaniak was a pastor at Our Lady of Czestochowa where he served the local Polish community.
That’s it for this week. If you would like to help, please send me an email.
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Sooz · 662 weeks ago
Dalton's daughter testified that she was promised she would receive blessings if she had sex with the two men and felt extreme pressure from her father and those in his church to comply. Cynthia Dalton left home, testifying she never received the blessings she was promised.... http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=960&sid=1969...
Mojoey 107p · 662 weeks ago
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Ggreybeard · 662 weeks ago
"...and felt extreme pressure from her father and those in his church to comply....."
They should all be in the dock.
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Sooz · 662 weeks ago
A former apostle in Dalton's church, Michael Stevenson ..... unleashed a blizzard of allegations, including fondling of children and exhibitionist sex acts at church meetings.
"In front of everybody in their group," Stevenson said. "Even the children were present."
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=7024344&nid=148&s...
StewartP · 662 weeks ago
Guest · 662 weeks ago
One of the church members gave $400,000 and the other claims to have handed over more than $1 million....promised they would be healed & saved from Armageddon.Both are seeking their money back, plus an awarding of damages.
Rocco Leos religious group promised a haven on a South Pacific island, to protect them from microchips the government was planning to implant in all humans.
They told its members they would go to hell if they were microchipped and that the government would put them in concentration camps, gas or behead them if they refused the chips.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-06-16/freeze-wide...
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/agape...
Truthiness · 662 weeks ago
Pedo pastor' Boyd wrote 2,000 sext messages to teen. Caught when teen's adult cousin saw the minister touch her inappropriately. Boyd was sentenced to six years, with three suspended. http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/05/slide...
Pedo pastor Benbow: convicted 22 yr sentence for sexually assaulting 9yr to 13yr old girl campers, counselors & babysitters at Christian Fellowship Gospel Church five girls testified Benbow of assaulted them over the course of eight years http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/lo...
Pedo megachurch pastor Gilyard - a protege of First Baptist Church Pastor Jerry Vines, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention - convicted, impregnated one rape victim, Gilyard also guilty to assaulting teen girls during counseling & sent sexually explicit text messages http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-01-03/sto...
update: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-01-06/sto...
Terrell, pastor of New Harvest International Ministries convicted: embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars http://blog.congregationalsecurityinc.com/2012/01...
Pastor Carlos Keck to serve 25yrs. convicted for sexually and physically abusing a juvenile relative. http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Former-Past...
Youth pastor John A. Astorga, 37, convicted for first-degree sexual assault of 12yr old girl & another girl
http://www.thewetumpkaherald.com/news/article_d41...
Joseph T. Hackett, pastor of Leviticus International Network, convicted for $1.5 million Medicaid fraud via poor children with mental health problems. http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/aug/14/td...
Rickey Alan Reed, 55, pastor of First Free Methodist Church convicted for attempted aggravated burglary (pain pill addict) caught on victim's home cam. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120720/NEWS03...
Pastor Piepenbrink, convicted of seven charge including $300 grand theft & forgery http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_21147631/f...
Pastor Tillman - 2nd conviction for wife's murder in church parsonage. Tillman had been living a double life - He was pretending to be a Navy officer while dating a woman on the West coast http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/06/august_senten...
Guest · 662 weeks ago
Pastor Doscher, convicted: given 26yr sentence for first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, 20 years for second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and 15 years for committing a lewd act on a child - victim was 8yr old and continued until she was 14. http://www.live5news.com/story/17931675/former-pa...
The Beat Goes On · 662 weeks ago
Pastor Toris Young: sentenced to 10 years stealing nearly $1 million - used for jewelry, vehicles and clothes. http://privateofficernews.wordpress.com/2012/07/1...
Pastor Wayne Hogue: convicted for rape of two children ages 4 and 5, possession of child porn on church computer http://www.wtov9.com/news/news/former-pastor-sent...
Pastor Kelly Merz, convicted of First Degree Murder http://themountainnewswa.net/2012/03/30/former-nt...
Pastor Oscar Perez convicted of sexually assaulting 5 boys http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/oc-...
Pastor Paul House & wife, convicted of financial fraud http://www.emissourian.com/news/union_news/articl...
Pastor Eddie Prince convicted for downloading child porn at the public library http://www.abc24.com/news/local/story/Former-Hern...
Pastor Leon Waverly Jones convicted for sex assaults - while victim between 13 and 17 and even included the victim's mother.
Leon forced the girl to not only perform fellatio on him, he forced her to kiss her mother on her mouth and breasts and to watch as he had sex with her mother. http://www.examiner.com/article/former-baltimore-...
Pastor Philip Caminiti convicted for preaching babies should be beaten with wooden sticks: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2890...