Brian Houston, former pastor of Hillsong Church, stood trial in December 2022 for allegedly covering up his father’s sexual abuse.
For decades, leaders of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination mistreated survivors of sexual abuse, labeling them as troublemakers and enemies of their church while claiming there was little the leaders could do to address abuse ...
n Athens, Tennessee, a Christian school principal already facing charges for inappropriate sexual activity involving an underage girl was indicted last week on 11 additional charges.
Mark Wilson, pastor of The Foothills Church of Gilroy, says he was fired by the Foursquare denomination and locked out of the church building.
Last month, police charged a church employee with allegedly stealing over $10,000 from her church.
Police footage of the interrogation of Florida pastor Paul Dyal and his sons, Shawn and Darrin, has been released in advance of Dyal’s trial for two counts of sexual battery on a child.
Last month, Alabama police charged a youth director with possessing child pornography.
A plea deal agreement has significantly reduced the punishment for a Michigan pastor accused of paying teenage boys to engage in inappropriate acts with his wife at his home.
An Ohio court sentenced a pastor for engaging in prostitution after police arrested him in an undercover sex sting nearly a year ago.
A pastor from Tyler, Texas, who was sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years on probation for money laundering and stealing from an elderly couple in the church he led was released this ...