Pastoral Crime
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GwenPastor Arrested for Murder of 3-Month-Old and Alleged Rape of Mother
A 36-year-old man alleged to be a pastor has been arrested in connection with the murder of a four-month-old infant and the alleged rape of the child’s 43-year-old...
The Church opens canonical proceedings against an Asturian priest accused of raping a minor
The Diocese of Oviedo has initiated canonical proceedings against an Asturian priest accused of sexually abusing a minor. The victim, who remains anonymous, recounts how her adolescence was...
Fort Worth Associate Pastor Arrested on Family Violence and Child Indecency Charges
Brandon Dillard, an associate pastor at IMRSN Church in Fort Worth, was arrested Wednesday and faces multiple charges, including indecency with a child and family violence, according to...
Pastor Arrested for Praying Outside Chinese Embassy Amid Protest Over Religious Persecution
Rev. Patrick Mahoney, leader of the Christian Defense Coalition, was arrested while praying on a public sidewalk outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., on September 28, 2026....
Pastor pentecostal cubano detenido por propaganda contra el orden constitucional
La policía política cubana inició un expediente contra el pastor pentecostal Ariel Limias Leiva, acusado del delito de propaganda contra el orden constitucional. El arresto ocurrió el 2...
Australian Bishop Acknowledges 8-Year Delay in Justice for Indigenous Abuse Case
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of the Australian Bishops Conference acknowledged the eight-year delay in bringing former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders to justice for alleged sexual abuse of Indigenous men....
Priest Arrested in Cordoba Accused of Abuse
The 60-year-old priest, identified as Jorge “N,” was arrested in Cordoba, Veracruz, by Ministerial Police agents. The operation took place on 39th Avenue, near his residence in the...
Additional charges filed against Pulaski Co. pastor accused of sexual abuse
Scott Hughes, a 54-year-old pastor in Pulaski County, Kentucky, faces additional charges of first-degree sodomy, second-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse, human trafficking of a victim under 18, and...
Former Duncan Youth Pastor Arrested in Child Sexual Abuse Investigation
Andrew Benton, a former youth pastor in Duncan, Oklahoma, has been arrested in connection with a child sexual abuse investigation. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation...
