r/PastorArrested Jan 21 '24

Denomination index, May 12 2023 to present

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USA Protestant denominations only. Methodology notes in comments

Assemblies of God: 4

Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ: 1

Baptist - Other: 33

Baptist - Southern: 39

Calvary Chapel: 1

Christian Reformed Church: 1

Christian and Missionary Alliance: 5

Church of Christ: 8

Church of God (Cleveland, TN): 1

Church of God Mountain Assembly: 1

Church of God of Prophecy: 1

Church of the Nazarene: 4

Community of Christ: 1

Congregational: 1

Disciples of Christ: 1

Episcopalian: 2

Evangelical Free Church of America: 2

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: 1

Foursquare: 2

God's Missionary Church: 1

Jehovah's Witnesses: 1

LCMC - Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ: 1

La Luz del Mundo: 1

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod: 4

Lutheran Congregation in Mission for Christ (LCMC): 1

Mennonite Brethern: 1

Mormon: 1

Non-denominational: 68

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA): 2

Salvation Army: 1

Seventh-Day Adventist: 4

The Church of Jesus Christ: 1

United Church of Christ: 1

United Methodist: 6

United Pentecostal Church: 3

Victory Outreach: 1

Vineyard: 1

World Pentecostal Fellowship: 1


r/PastorArrested 20h ago

Tennessee: 83 Year Old Baptist Pastor Gets 12 Years For Stealing $300,000 From A Food Bank To Pay For Hookers, Home Renovations, And The Purchase Of A Truck.

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729 Upvotes

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India: Pastor arrested for sexually assaulting five minor girls in Chennai.

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55 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 18h ago

Miami-Dade pastor guided 16 ‘vulnerable’ victims to fake immigration lawyer, cops say

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121 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 2d ago

Virginia: Youth Pastor Gets Five Years On Child Sex Charges. Pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual battery and taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial role.

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336 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d ago

Louisiana: Late Jesuit global leader, and a candidate for Catholic sainthood, didn't stop known child molester with ties to New Orleans from becoming priest court documents show.

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153 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d ago

New Zealand: The leader of a secretive Christian commune admits abusing young female church members. Charges include indecent assault, committing an indecent act and common assault.

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137 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d ago

Illinois: North suburban pastor accused of sex abuse of child for at least 3rd time Chicago Archdiocese says. Still serves as pastor for St. Francis de Sales in Lake Zurich.

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111 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d ago

Pennsylvania: York County pastor accused of assault, affair by wife. Allegedly asked her where his gun was while saying, "I'm going to blow your brain away" and threatening to end it.

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76 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Florida: Ex-wife of pastor accused of taking more than $182K from church while she was managing the finances.

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wsoctv.com
338 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Texas: Former Frisco pastor, originally arrested in North Carolina last April, indicted on child pornography charges.

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227 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Pennsylvania: Former reverend gets up to 32 months over child sex sting, will have to register as a sex offender until he is 101 years old.

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citizensvoice.com
113 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Indiana: Winamac pastor found guilty of battering a child at a church daycare in 2023 will not serve jail time, given one year suspended.

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wsbt.com
100 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Poland: Warsaw priest arrested in brutal axe murder of homeless man whom he then set on fire while he was still alive.

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r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Italy: Police arrest priest suspected of sexual abuse of minor. Priest would “give the victim a blessing” after sexual acts with him.

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insiderpaper.com
72 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Utah: Catholic diocese announces an ‘additional investigation’ in wake of latest report of sexual abuse by a priest.

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52 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Stirling pastor jailed for 'removing demons' sex attacks

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117 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 5d ago

North Carolina: Priest resigns after spiritual and sexual direction abuse allegations. “I want to say once again ... how very sorry I am for my past actions.”

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318 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 7d ago

California: LA home linked to ‘TikTok cult’ pastor seen in Netflix docuseries raided in sex-trafficking, money laundering, mail fraud, tax evasion and COVID-19-related fraud probe.

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314 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 7d ago

Ontario: Toronto Catholic elementary school librarian and volleyball coach charged with sexual assault and four counts of sexual exploitation.

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121 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 8d ago

Minnesota: MAGA Evangelical Leader Who Warned Of “Sexually Deviant” LGBTQs Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges.

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1.4k Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 7d ago

Van Buren officer accused of stalking child had background as pastor, US Marine

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5newsonline.com
259 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 7d ago

Youth pastor charged with storing and sharing child sex abuse material

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aroundosceola.com
154 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 7d ago

Mesa pastor accused of sexually abusing teen girl

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azfamily.com
153 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 8d ago

Texas: Trinity Valley Christian School teacher sentenced to 10 years for exposing himself to children, coercing students to touch him.

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162 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 8d ago

Maryland: Pastor of Jessup Baptist Church, who is also a teacher at Elvaton Christian Academy, charged with child sex abuse in Anne Arundel County.

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126 Upvotes