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Polygamous Sect Leader Convicted of Child Abuse After Girls Found in Trailer on Arizona Highway
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS

Polygamous Sect Leader Convicted of Child Abuse After Girls Found in Trailer on Arizona Highway

Samuel Bateman, a leader of a polygamous sect, was convicted of state child abuse charges following the discovery of three girls in an unventilated trailer he was transporting...

Nashville Presbyterian Church Staffer Arrested on Child Sex Charge
Presbyterian and Reformed

Nashville Presbyterian Church Staffer Arrested on Child Sex Charge

Jason Douglas Ford, 34, a facilities coordinator at Nashville’s Midtown Fellowship, a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) congregation, was arrested on July 7 on charges of aggravated sexual...

Connecticut Episcopal Church minister faces felony animal cruelty charges
Anglican and Episcopal

Connecticut Episcopal Church minister faces felony animal cruelty charges

Lisa Levy, a minister at Trinity on the Green Episcopal Church in New Haven, has had her animal cruelty charges upgraded to felonies, according to court records. Previously...

Anchorage Woman Indicted for Wire and Bank Fraud Scheme Involving Mail Theft and Aggravated Identity Theft
Religious Organization Accountability

Anchorage Woman Indicted for Wire and Bank Fraud Scheme Involving Mail Theft and Aggravated Identity Theft

An Anchorage woman, Dusty Starr, 47, was arrested after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment alleging her involvement in a wire and bank fraud scheme....

East TN Church Leader Charged with Child Abuse, Church Confirms Removal from Leadership Role, Investigation Ongoing
Religious Organization Accountability

East TN Church Leader Charged with Child Abuse, Church Confirms Removal from Leadership Role, Investigation Ongoing

In a recent development, Nicholas Blevins, a 41-year-old church leader from Knoxville, Tennessee, is facing a charge of child abuse. Court records indicate that Blevins, who served as...

James Yerdon, Norse Pagan Church Leader, Faces Charges in Child Sexual Abuse and Possession of Child Pornography Cases
Religious Organization Accountability

James Yerdon, Norse Pagan Church Leader, Faces Charges in Child Sexual Abuse and Possession of Child Pornography Cases

James Yerdon, a leader of a Norse Pagan church, has been charged in a child sexual abuse case involving two victims in Albany County, New York. Prosecutors allege...

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