Clute Pastor’s Accusers Say Abuse Began at 13 (Clute, Texas)

People connected to the case allege leaders of Destiny Church repeatedly ignored warnings about the behavior of its youth pastor, now charged with 18 counts related to sexual activity involving underage girls. Accusers say they were told what was happening, yet nothing was done. When girls tried to speak up, they were treated like liars.

Adrian Gerard Johnson, 35, remains in Brazoria County jail without bond after a grand jury indicted him June 18. The indictment accuses him of offenses investigators believe happened between July 2015 and November 2020. An indictment is not a determination of guilt, but it means a grand jury found enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial.

Johnson is charged with multiple counts, including aggravated sexual assault of a child, sexual assault of a child, sexual performance by a child, trafficking of a person, compelling prostitution, indecency with a child by exposure, and sexual assault under Texas’ bigamy statute. The indictment centers on three girls. Two of them, along with the mother of the third, describe abuse that began with Johnson asking them for help on media projects for the church. One, who was 13 when the abuse started, recounted him taking her to his home instead of the church, violating her and recording it.

The mother of one accuser said she believes the case reaches beyond the charges in the indictment. The indictment followed a multi-agency, three-month investigation that began in July 2025 when a 20-year-old woman filed a complaint with law enforcement about Johnson’s alleged abuse starting as a teenager. Lake Jackson and Clute police participated in the investigation.

Angleton police arrested Johnson, who is a resident of that city, about 8 p.m. June 22. Adrian Johnson declined a request to be interviewed filed through the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office. There is no attorney listed on his court documents.

Both the mother and another accuser said Destiny Church pastors Cedric and Anna Johnson, Adrian Johnson’s parents, were told multiple times that young girls in the church were being groomed and abused by their son. Rather than report the allegations to law enforcement, they said, church leaders allowed him to remain around young people. Senior Pastor Cedric Johnson attempted to quietly shift his son’s duties, moving him from one department to another, the mother said.

After her daughter told her about the abuse, the mother said she reached out to other families whose daughters she suspected might also be victims. One woman told the mother she had similar experiences, but she had not spoken up before. The mother said she felt compelled to act after learning of the abuse.

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