Was John H. Harris Jr Named In Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers? John H. Harris, Jr., pastor of Trenton’s Galilee Baptist Church, agreed to pay a former church employee $50,000 to settle allegations that the pastor sexually harassed her and then fired her after…
Was Kurt W. Sturtevant Named in Southern Baptist List of Abusers? Kurt W. Sturtevant, a member of the Pleasant Street Baptist Church in Mechanic Falls, ME, was sentenced to seven years in prison for gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact with a 6-year-old girl.…
Was John Lau Listed in SBC Abuse Database? After pleading guilty to adultery and threatening to kill his mistress, John Lau, an ordained Southern Baptist minister Army Chaplain stationed at Fort Drum in New York, was stripped of his rank and sentenced to 14 months…
Was Samuel Yoon Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation Report Database? Samuel Yoon, youth pastor at San Leandro’s New Community Mission Church, was arrested at an Orlando youth conference for soliciting prostitution with an underage teenage girl. Yoon had anticipated meeting a 14-year-old girl. In 2014,
Was Scott Dewayne Wright Named in the Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers? Scott Dewayne Wright, youth pastor at Tampa’s Crossing Church, was found guilty of two counts of sex with a 16-year-old girl. He received a four-year prison sentence. He is currently a registered…
Was Franklin Leroy Wray Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation Report? Franklin Leroy Wray was a former music minister at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas. He pastored churches in Texarkana, Hooks, Simms, and Atlanta, among other places. Wray pled guilty and was found guilty…
Was Thomas W. Wilson Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation? Thomas W. Wilson, pastor of the Smithville Baptist Church in Watertown, New York, pleaded guilty in 2015 to allegations that he had sexual contact with a 9-year-old girl in 2008. Wilson received a ten-year probation sentence and…
Was Brandon Wade White Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation Report? Brandon Wade White, a former youth group member and “mentor” at Pleasant Grove’s First Baptist Church, sent pictures of his genitals to a half-dozen boys ranging in age from 13 to 17. On September 15,…
Was Aaron D. West Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation Report? Aaron D. West, a former minister at Faith Baptist Church in Lawtey, Bradford County, FL, was convicted of sexually abusing multiple children from 2002 to 2006. In Florida, he is a convicted sex offender. Guidepost…
Was Gary Don Welch Named in Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers? Gary Don Welch, a youth minister at Northside Baptist Church in Corsicana, Texas, was arrested in 2012 on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault on a child. A 16-year-old girl came forward, alleging that…
Was Robert John Weber Listed in Southern Baptist Abuse Database? In 2009, Robert John Weber, youth pastor at Odessa’s Second Baptist Church, pleaded guilty to having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl. He is a registered sex offender in Texas for child sexual assault offenses.…
Was Robert James Washington Jr. Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation Report? Robert James Washington Jr., a church van driver for the New Beginnings Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church on Flournoy-Lucas Road in Shreveport, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to rape and kidnapping of a minor. He was sentenced…
