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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 Anjali Nigam Esq.

/ 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 Michael Haggard Esq.

/ 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 Anjali Nigam Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Ricardo Javier Pena Named in Southern Baptist Abuse Database

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 Joshua Gillespie Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Travis Payne Named in SBC Guidepost Abuse Report

Timothy E. Patton Named in Southern Baptist Convention Abuse Report

Was Timothy E. Patton in List of Southern Baptist Abusers? Timothy E. Patton, a former music minister at Danville First Baptist Church in Danville, AR, was arrested on suspicion of 2nd degree sexual assault, contributing to a minor’s delinquency, and purchase or possession of intoxicating…

By Joshua Gillespie Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Timothy E. Patton Named in Southern Baptist Convention Abuse Report

Wesley Craig Parnell Named In SBC Abuse Investigation Report

Was Wesley Craig Parnell Named in Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers? Wesley Craig Parnell, a Bible teacher from Salinas, California, pleaded no contest to four counts of lewd acts with a child and one count of oral copulation with a child under the age…

By Bobby Thompson Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Wesley Craig Parnell Named In SBC Abuse Investigation Report

Merton E. Parks Named in SBC Guidepost Report of Abusers

Was Merton Parks Listed in the Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers? Merton E. Parks, former pastor of Oswegatchie First Baptist Church in Oswegatchie, New York, was classified as a low-risk sex offender after admitting to downloading child pornography, a felony punishable by up to…

By Kat Thomas Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Merton E. Parks Named in SBC Guidepost Report of Abusers

Spencer K. Osbourne Named in SBC List of Abusers

Was Spencer Osbourne Listed in Southern Baptist Abuse Investigation Report? Spencer K. Osbourne, assistant pastor at the New Covenant Free Will Baptist Church in Indianapolis, IN, was convicted in 1993 of bigamy and molesting a 7-year-old girl. Guidepost Solutions SBC Report According to the Washing

By Jeff Gibson Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Spencer K. Osbourne Named in SBC List of Abusers

Joseph Niemeyer Named in Southern Baptist Convention Guidepost Abuse Report

Was Joseph Niemeyer Listed in SBC Abuse Investigation? Joseph Niemeyer, a youth pastor at Banklick Baptist Church in Walton, Kentucky, was found guilty of sodomy and sexual abuse involving a victim aged 12 or younger. Niemeyer is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in Kentucky.…

By Johnny Bruce Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Joseph Niemeyer Named in Southern Baptist Convention Guidepost Abuse Report

Minh Van Nguyen Named in Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers

Was Minh Van Nguyen Listed in the SBC Report of Abuse? Minh Van Nguyen was accused of sexually abusing a child when she was 10 years old over a four-year period. Minh Van Nguyen was Senior Pastor of the First Vietnamese Alliance Church in San…

By Bobby Thompson Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Minh Van Nguyen Named in Southern Baptist Convention List of Abusers

Patrick Newsome Jr. Named in Southern Baptist Convention Report of Abusers

Was Patrick Newsome Jr. Listed in the SBC Guidepost Report Of Abuse? Patrick Newsome Jr., 27, a former choir member at Buffalo’s First Centennial Baptist Church, was convicted of sexually molesting a 10-year-old girl during a church fundraiser in 2006. SBC Investigation Report According to…

By Kat Thomas Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Patrick Newsome Jr. Named in Southern Baptist Convention Report of Abusers

Benjamin Nelson Named in SBC Abuse Investigation Report

Was Benjamin Nelson Listed in the Southern Baptist Guidepost Report of Abusers? Benjamin Nelson, pastor of Peoria Baptist Church and student at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary, used social media to entice a 13-year-old girl into sexual encounters. Nelson was later convicted

By Anjali Nigam Esq.

/ 13 Jun 2022

Benjamin Nelson Named in SBC Abuse Investigation Report

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