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David Joe Rich Named in Southern Baptits Abuse Database

Was David Joe Rich Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation Report? David Joe Rich, the former pastor of Springs Community Baptist Church in Apopka, FL, was arrested in 1998 for sexually abusing second and third graders in 1998 and 1995-96. He was sentenced to 7 years…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 15 Jun 2022

David Joe Rich Named in Southern Baptits Abuse Database

Travis Reed Named in SBC List of Abusers

Was Travis Reed Listed in Southern Baptist Convention Abuse Report? Travis Reed, a youth volunteer and deacon at the First Baptist Church in Azle, TX, and a volunteer firefighter was convicted in 2014 and sentenced to eight years in prison for molestation of an 11-year-old…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 15 Jun 2022

Travis Reed Named in SBC List of Abusers

Timothy Lee Reddin Named in SBC Abuse Database

Was Timothy Lee Reddin Listed in Southern Baptist Abuse Report? Timothy Lee Reddin was sentenced to 27 months in prison in 2000 for having child pornography on his computer while serving as Director of Missions (DOM) at the Central Baptist Association in Benton, AR. When…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 15 Jun 2022

Timothy Lee Reddin Named in SBC Abuse Database

Terah Rawlings Named in Southern Baptist Abuse Report

Was Terah Rawlings on List of Southern Baptist Convention Abusers? Terah Rawlings, a former teacher at the now-defunct Hilltop Baptist School in operated by the Hilltop Baptist Church of Colorado Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student. She was sentenced to ten

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 15 Jun 2022

Terah Rawlings Named in Southern Baptist Abuse Report

Leon Rankins, III Named in Southern Baptist Abuse Database

Was Leon Rankins, III Listed in the Southern Baptist Convention Abuse Investigation Report? Leon Rankins, III, pastor of Pensacola, Florida’s Restoration Full Gospel Baptist Church, was charged with having sex with a minor. The abuse began when the child was 13 years old. Previously, Rankin…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 15 Jun 2022

Leon Rankins, III Named in Southern Baptist Abuse Database

James Holcomb Rankin Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation Report

Was James Holcomb Rankin Named in The Southern Baptist List of Abusers? James Holcomb Rankin was an associate pastor at Hurst’s Bellevue Baptist Church. On August 22, 2018, he was granted deferred adjudication on a charge of possessing child pornography, which was filed after disturbing…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 15 Jun 2022

James Holcomb Rankin Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation Report

William Henry Randall Named in Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers

Was William Randall Listed in SBC Abuse Database? William Henry Randall was arrested in 2018 as the former pastor of St. Simon Baptist Church in Orange Park, Florida. He pleaded guilty to sexual battery after being accused of molesting a 12-year-old child at the time.…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 15 Jun 2022

William Henry Randall Named in Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers

Joshua Neal Ponder Named in Southern Baptist Abuse Database

Was Joshua Neal Ponder Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation Report? Joshua Neal Ponder, youth minister at Mabank’s First Baptist Church, was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenager. From 2001 to 2007, he worked as a youth minister at the First Baptist Church of Palestine, TX.…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 13 Jun 2022

Joshua Neal Ponder Named in Southern Baptist Abuse Database

David Kent Pierce Named in SBC List of Abusers

Was David Kent Pierce Listed in The Southern Baptist Convention Guidepost Report? In August 2009, David Kent Pierce, former minister of music at the FBC in Benton, AR, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual indecency with a child involving three young men. He served…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 13 Jun 2022

David Kent Pierce Named in SBC List of Abusers

Ricardo Javier Pena Named in Southern Baptist Abuse Database

Was Ricardo Javier Pena Listed in SBC Abuse Report? Ricardo Javier Pena, a pastor at Houston’s Doverside Baptist Church, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child under the age of 14. Over a two-year period, he was accused of sexually…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 13 Jun 2022

Ricardo Javier Pena Named in Southern Baptist Abuse Database

David Pearson On List of Southern Baptist Convention Abusers

Was David Pearson Named in SBC Abuse Investigation Report? David Pearson, pastor of West Side Baptist Church in Sharpsville, PA, is on the National Sex Offender Registry for an aggravated criminal sexual assault of a child conviction in Denton, Texas in 1993. During their February…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 13 Jun 2022

David Pearson On List of Southern Baptist Convention Abusers

Travis Payne Named in SBC Guidepost Abuse Report

Was Travis Payne Listed in the Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers? Travis Payne, a pastor at South Texarkana Baptist Church in Texarkana, Arkansas, was found guilty of sexual assault (victim was reported to be a 3-year-old). He was sentenced to five years in prison…

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 13 Jun 2022

Travis Payne Named in SBC Guidepost Abuse Report