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GwenBaptist Leaders Discuss Steps for Handling Sex Offenders in Church Context
When someone who is a registered sex offender shows up at church and wants to participate — even in such a simple way as attending worship — what...
Las Vegas, Nevada, Pastor Sentenced to Probation and Required to Register as Sex Offender After Sex Crimes Plea
Pastor Bobby Cornealius Smith, a leader at New Beginnings Ministries Church of God in Christ in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been sentenced to one year of probation and...
Robert Morris, Texas Megachurch Pastor, Released from Jail After 6 Months for Child Sex Abuse
Robert Preston Morris, the founder of a Texas megachurch, was released from jail Tuesday after serving six months of a 10-year suspended sentence for sexually abusing a child...
Father James Jackson Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Child Pornography
Father James Jackson, a 68-year-old priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), was sentenced to six years in prison and five years of probation following his...
Sex Offender Presence in Church Congregation Sparks Legal and Ethical Concerns
When an Alabama pastor was detained two weeks ago on three counts of witness intimidation, the details raised immediate concern among church leaders, churchgoers and legal observers. According...
Brookwood Church Removes Sex Offender from Worship Team Following Internal Review and Community Concerns
Brookwood Church, a megachurch in Simpsonville, South Carolina, serves more than 6,000 parishioners across its nearly 60-acre complex. The congregation has recently faced internal reflection following the removal...
Parents Demand Accountability After Sex Offender Volunteering at Pawleys Island Christian Academy
Parents and community members gathered at a meeting in Murrells Inlet, demanding accountability from Pawleys Island Christian Academy after a sex offender was found volunteering near children. The...
Megachurch Pastor Freed from Prison 6 Months After Pleading Guilty to Child Sex Abuse
Robert Preston Morris, the founder of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, was released from an Oklahoma jail Tuesday after serving six months of a 10-year suspended sentence for...
