By Bob Allen Missouri Baptist Convention officials are watching a member church whose pastor was arrested recently on sexual abuse charges a year after his previous acquittal of child molestation. Travis Smith, 42, of California, Mo., appeared for arraignment Oct….
Controversy follows Calvinist group
By Bob Allen A controversial church-planting network with ties to a Southern Baptist Convention seminary has been sued in Maryland for allegedly covering up allegations of sexual abuse of children in the 1980s and 1990s. According to the Associated Press,…
Pastor spared abuse trial
By Bob Allen A Baptist preacher arrested in May will not stand trial for sexual assault of a child after a Texas grand jury found insufficient evidence to prosecute. The Ennis Daily News reported Sept. 26 that an Ellis County…
Victims shine light on video voyeurism
By Bob Allen Three witnesses at a recent sentencing hearing for a former traveling evangelist sent to prison for secretly videotaping women in a bathroom in his home went on national television Sept. 18 to raise awareness to the growing…
Hearing reveals impact of clergy abuse
News analysis by Bob Allen Women secretly videotaped while showering or in front of a bathroom vanity in the home of a popular Southern Baptist evangelist compared the experience to rape, while young husbands described anger at being betrayed by…
‘Peeping preacher’ found guilty
By Bob Allen A Mississippi judge found a former pastor at a popular Southern Baptist youth camp guilty on 13 counts of video voyeurism and sentenced him to 10 years in prison Sept. 14. In addition, DeSoto County circuit judge…
Pastor: Turn the light on sexual abuse
By Bob Allen A Texas Baptist pastor urged his congregation to shine a light on sexual abuse, which he says occurs much more frequently than most people believe, even in churches. Gary Morgan, pastor of Cowboy Church of Ellis County…
Baptist minister enters prison system
By Bob Allen A former British Baptist pastor convicted last year of sexual abuse has been transferred to custody of the Virginia Department of Corrections. Robert Dando, former senior minister at Worcester Park Baptist Church in suburban London, is now…
Baptist minister enters state prison system
Police investigate IFB pastor
By Bob Allen An Indiana sheriff’s office is investigating a prominent independent Baptist pastor fired from his 15,000-member mega church for alleged sexual misconduct with an underage girl. First Baptist Church in Hammond, Ind., posted a news release on the…
Peeping preacher suspect waives jury trial
By Bob Allen A former traveling Southern Baptist evangelist charged with felony video voyeurism in Mississippi waived his right to a jury trial July 27, leaving his fate in the hands of a judge. Sammy Nuckolls, once a popular speaker…
Trial for alleged peeping preacher delayed
By Bob Allen A criminal trial scheduled June 25 for a former traveling Southern Baptist evangelist and popular youth speaker charged with video voyeurism has been postponed until July 30, according to a court document obtained recently by Associated Baptist…