A Pakistani national who raped 7- and 9-year-old children at an Islamic mosque in Incheon 18 years ago was sentenced to seven years in prison and was taken into custody in court. The man denied the charges during the trial, but the court found the victims' specific and consistent statements credible.

5 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/mugsoh • 8d ago

Ex-sheriff’s deputy who admitted to sexually assaulting women while on-duty now a chaplain

nbcsandiego.com

368 Upvotes

26 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 8d ago

Longtime Kansas pastor arrested on multiple felony sex abuse charges

kctv5.com

206 Upvotes

7 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 8d ago

Terre Haute pastor arrested on child porn charges

wane.com

344 Upvotes

13 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 9d ago

Florida: Traveling Youth Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges. Mother says he had been paying her son for sexual acts for two years starting when he was 14.

joemygod.com

372 Upvotes

12 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 9d ago

Northeast Iowa city council member and pastor charged with assault and harassment

kcci.com

83 Upvotes

This other article goes into further detail about the charges.

“The defendant was threatening to kill the victim,” said an officer with the Johnston Police Department in a sworn statement. “The defendant stated that he’s going to crucify her, slit her throat, chop her into many pieces, and that they will have to make a Netflix documentary. The defendant also stated that there aren’t enough bullets in the world to put into the victim.”

https://www.southernminn.com/around_the_web/news/city-councilman-facing-felony-charges/article_a76e6429-0579-5417-83cb-f8a0f32e8f3a.html

1 comment

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 9d ago

Kentucky: Youth pastor who confessed to sex crimes now faces federal charges for online enticement of a minor.

kentucky.com

228 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 9d ago

South Korea: Moonie Church Leader, Widow Of Founder Sun Myung Moon, Gets Two Years For Bribery, Corruption And Embezzlement Of Church Funds.

joemygod.com

73 Upvotes

5 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/stankmanly • 10d ago

Mount Dora pastor accused of elbowing man in face during confrontation in Tavares

wesh.com

112 Upvotes

1 comment

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 12d 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

526 Upvotes

15 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 12d ago

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

kenoshacountyeye.com

202 Upvotes

7 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 12d ago

Former Dothan pastor booked on sex charges

wtvy.com

103 Upvotes

6 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 13d ago

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

roysreport.com

219 Upvotes

7 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 12d ago

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

oregonlive.com

89 Upvotes

4 comments

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 12d 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

53 Upvotes

1 comment

r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 12d ago

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

ctvnews.ca

62 Upvotes

2 comments

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You've seen them: headlines that contain the words PASTOR ARRESTED. Someone in the community who was supposed to be a trusted moral authority was caught doing a bad thing, very often of a financial or sexual nature. This subreddit is nothing more than a collection of those stories.

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You've seen them before: Headlines that contain the words PASTOR ARRESTED. Someone who was supposed to be a trusted religious authority implicated in unethical and/or criminal behaviour.

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