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Gary Thomas "Tom" Keesee, a son of Gary and Drenda Keesee, founders and senior pastors of Faith Life Church in Ohio, pleaded not guilty to 32 counts of sexual abuse of multiple minors Tuesday, including additional charges of rape and gross sexual imposition of a child younger than 13.
MorningStar Ministries founder Rick Joyner believes disgraced International House of Prayer Kansas City founder Mike Bickle should be restored to ministry leadership despite an independent investigative report concluding earlier this year that he used predatory tactics and spiritual manipulation to sexually abuse at least 17 females, including minors.
Why did such an unchecked expansion occur, even in a conservative state like Ohio?
Truett McConnell University, a private Baptist College in Cleveland, Georgia, said they were not aware of allegations of grooming and sexual abuse against former academic services vice president, Bradley Reynolds, until he disclosed it to them last year, which led to his firing.
Roman Catholic bishops from the state of Washington have filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that forces them to violate the confessional seal, calling it "a blatant intrusion" on their First Amendment rights.
The Southern Baptist Convention will appeal a defamation ruling in favor of a former worship pastor accused of abuse before the Tennessee Supreme Court.
With the help of his high-profile attorney, Dustin Pusch, founder of The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas, Bishop T.D. Jakes insisted Tuesday that former-pastor-turned-registered sex offender Duane Youngblood fabricated a claim that Jakes sexually assaulted him when he was a teenager some 40 years ago.
