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Filing follows former pastor’s sex crime guilty plea.
More than 15 years after Thomas Pinkerton Jr. left Central Christian Church, the Baltimore congregation is facing legal action for crimes he allegedly committed while serving as its youth pastor.
Zachary King's crimes devastated a church already struggling with scandal and debt.
A former Kentucky pastor has been sentenced for child sexual abuse. Zachary King's crimes devastated a church already struggling with scandal and debt.
Treva Edwards and his wife allegedly recruited victims with personal struggles.
NJ pastor and 'prophet' Treva Edwards and his wife allegedly exploited vulnerable church members for unpaid labor and sexual abuse, using spiritual threats to maintain control over their congregation.
Nine young women claim they were victims of abuse that often worsened their conditions.
Nine women have filed a lawsuit accusing Central Indiana Teen Challenge, now The Refuge Teen Challenge, of abuse, trafficking, and forced labor.
Another John Doe files abuse lawsuit against Assemblies of God.
Daniel Savala, the accused sexual abuser associated with the Chi Alpha college ministries of the Assemblies of God denomination, has pleaded guilty to one count of continuous trafficking of persons. Savala, 70, entered a plea ...
Camp’s sex abuse scandal inspired Trey’s Law
Kanakuk Kamps CEO passes baton for teen camp, but critics demand more change.
Jury delivers guilty verdict on 12 felony counts.
Former Pastor Jonathan Elwing to serve a triple life sentence after being convicted on 12 felony counts, including filming himself sexually abusing a child.
Sexual Abuse survivor Cindy Clemishire reacts while Morris claims he’ll live ‘quietly.’
Former Gateway Pastor Robert Morris was released from jail after serving six months. He will serve his probation in Texas as a registered sex offender.
DHS explains types of technology, gives advice for protecting children.
A former teacher at Vandalia Christian School in Greensboro, N.C., allegedly used AI technology to paste the faces of some students onto sexually explicit images, crimes for which he could face over 100 years in ...
Christopher Willett was former pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Crystal Springs, Miss.
A former pastor of a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) church in Mississippi was sentenced on March 16 to 30 years in prison, with five years suspended. Christopher Willett, former pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Crystal ...
