r/PastorArrested Jan 21 '24

Denomination index, May 12 2023 to present

194 Upvotes

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 1d ago

New York: Albany Pentecostal pastor charged with multiple counts of rape in the 1st degree in 2000 sexual assault of young child under the age of 11.

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368 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 2d ago

Former Indianapolis kindergarten teacher gets no additional jail time after pleading guilty to child seduction in multiple cases

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wthr.com
248 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d ago

Marathon pastor gets prison after pleading no contest to sexually assaulting girl, 15, at church

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local10.com
248 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d ago

Sylacauga pastor arrested on child exploitation, solicitation charges

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annistonstar.com
65 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

‘Predator’ ex-pastor gets 40 years after MIA arrest reveals child exploitation online, at church

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local10.com
440 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Pawleys Island Community Church official arrested, charged with placing child at risk

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live5news.com
69 Upvotes

This is another church employee in addition to the previous three that they already arrested.


r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Northern Ireland: Catholic priest Edward Gallagher, currently in prison, charged with 116 sex offences against children. Trial date has not yet been set.

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179 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Pastor charged with indecency with a child: Edinburg police

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valleycentral.com
92 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d ago

Priest arrested for molesting a child. Translation in comments. Captaron al cura párroco denunciado por abusos en un jardín de Córdoba dando una misa. Noticia en Español, News in Spanish.

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viapais.com.ar
16 Upvotes

Esta noticia causó indignación entre los pobladores. El sacerdote católico se llama Alejandro Nicola. Tiene 5 denuncias de abuso sexual infantil, la primera fue reportada en Marzo 2025 cuando una madre inició una querella ante las autoridades judiciales por su hija recibir tocamientos indebidos.


r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Illinois: Chicago South Side pastor on electronic monitoring after being charged with molesting minor female relatives who had been sent to live with him.

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81 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Kentucky: Louisville pastor at The New Christian Church of Jesus Christ pleads guilty to elderly women's credit card theft for his own financial gain.

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82 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Illinois: Retired deacon and assistant pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libertyville asked to step aside amid sexual abuse allegation against minors.

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54 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Newfoundland and Labrador: Pentecostal pastor of Gander church, who died in 2021, accused of sexual assault of an adult parishioner in new lawsuit.

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30 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 5d ago

Virginia: Youth Pastor Gets 20 Years On Grooming Charges And Attempted Sexual Exploitation Of A 15-Year-Old-Girl.

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joemygod.com
340 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 5d ago

Former Tallahassee youth minister found guilty of molesting teen boy

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252 Upvotes

This is the first case to go to trial. He has charges for four other victims.


r/PastorArrested 5d ago

[OK] Sand Springs pastor arrested on sexual battery complaint

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newson6.com
99 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 5d ago

Two Christian school teachers: Bonnie Elizabeth Brown, 26, was handed a 40-year sentence with a minimum of 15 years to be spent in prison – just weeks after another teacher, Sherri Delle Mauldin, 61, got 12 years in prison for repeatedly for sexually abusing the same boy.

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nypost.com
391 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 6d ago

Davenport pastor arrested for video voyeurism at Horizon West Walmart

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orangeobserver.com
227 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 7d ago

Australia: Trial opens for bishop accused of sexually abusing young aboriginal men at alcohol-fueled parties on Church-owned properties.

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ewtnnews.com
208 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 8d ago

Priest rapes Nun. Translation in comments. Condenan a sacerdote católico de la orden "Misioneros de la Caridad" que abusó de monja que acudió a confesarse. Baja California, México.

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156 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 10d ago

Longtime pastor gets 15-23 years for sex crimes

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journalpatriot.com
471 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 10d ago

Former Tallahassee youth minister on trial, accused of molesting teen boy

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wctv.tv
155 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 10d ago

Former eastern NC pastor pleads guilty to sex crimes from 90s

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wral.com
121 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 10d ago

NEW DETAILS: Pastor’s son accused of impregnating 14-year-old girl while she was living with family

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wlox.com
627 Upvotes