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CITY | NAME | CHURCH OR MINISTRY | OFFENSE | SOURCE | LINKS |
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CITY | NAME | CHURCH OR MINISTRY | OFFENSE | SOURCE | LINKS |
Amarillo | Paramount Baptist Church Patrick Farmer | Paramount Baptist Lawsuit – An Amarillo church is headed to court to answer accusations it failed to protect children after being warned about a sexual molester at Sunday school | newschannel10.com | Paramount Baptist Lawsuit | |
Arlington | Terry Hornbuckle | Agape Christian Fellowship in southeast Arlington | Raping several women | exchristian.net, 8/29/2006 | Pastor sentenced to jail |
Austin | Charles Richard Willits | Great Hills Baptist Church | Convicted of nine counts of child sexual abuse | Abilene Reporter-News, 10/18/2002 | Charles Richard Willits Jr v State of Texas |
Roy Young | Youth Programs Volunteer at two churches | Charged in Washington state in 3 molestation cases, is now suspected of molesting dozens of boys in Austin, TX | Austin-American Statesman, 12/8/1989 | Roy Young | |
Blanco | Samuel A Greene Jr (Fr. Benedict) | Christ of the Hills Russian Orthodox Monastery | Charged with 3 counts of indecency with a child | AP, 2/3/1999 | archived |
Jonathan Hitt (Fr. Jeremiah) | Christ of the Hills Russian Orthodox Monastery | Charged with 3 counts of indecency with a child | AP, 2/3/1999 | archived | |
Bryan | Fred Ford | New Zion Missionary Baptist Church | Charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child | Bryan-College Station Eagle, Dec. 24, 2002 | Ex-pastor accused of assaulting Bryan boy |
Coppell | Monte Ray Freeman | First Baptist Church of Coppell | Found guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl | Dallas Ft Worth News, 2/27/1998 | Coppel church accused of hiding sexual abuse |
Carrollton | David Paul Green | School Teacher, St.Anthony School | Accused of sexually assaulting several students | dallasnews.com, 7/11/2014 | Carrollton school teacher accused of sexually assaulting students |
Corsicana | Gary Welch | Youth Pastor, Northside Baptist Church in Corsicana | Aggravated sexual assault of a child | corsicanadailysun.com, 3/20/2012 | Corsicana minister faces additional child sex charges Lawsuit accuses church organization of not reporting sexual abuse |
Cypress | Chad Foster | Second Baptist Church in northwest Houston | Pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child and online solicitation of a minor | Houston Chronicle, 4/3/2013 | Youth minister gets 5 years for sex assault of child |
Dallas | Matthew Washington | Church of Christ Youth Minister | Sending nude pictures of himself to a 14-year-old girl over the Internet | Orlando Sentinel, December 21, 1997 | Police youth minister sent girl nude photos |
Gene Allen McDonald | Minister, Community Baptist Church | Sexually abusing 2 boys | Dallas Morning News_ 2/8/1994 | archived | |
Ronroyal Owens | Baptist Pastor | Sexual abuse involving an 11-year-old girl and molesting a 3-year-old girl | Dallas, (Brevard county, FL Forum, 2/11/1998 | Ronroyal Owens sexually mollesting 3 year old | |
Fr. Kenneth Roberts | Author, Multimedia and TV Evangelest | Sexual abuse of children | Morning News, 11/13/1998 | archived | |
Wendell Jones | Baptist Pastor | Convicted sex offender who was on probation, assaulted 2 teenage girls in his congregation | Dallas, 3/24/1998 | archived | |
Rudolph “Rudy” Kos | Diocese of Dallas | Lawsuit charges that 3 young boys were assaulted by Kos | AP, 11/5/1998 | archived | |
Robert Peebles Jr | Diocese of Dallas | Lawsuit charges that 3 young boys were assaulted by Peebles | AP, 11/5/1998 | archived | |
Fr. Jose Saldana | Diocese of Dallas | Accused of molesting teenagers | Morning News, 10/24/1998 | archived | |
Jerry Wayne Power | Irving Baptist Temple | Convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl | Dallas, 4/17/1998 | archived | |
Tyrone Gordon | St. Luke Community United Methodist Church | Sexual misconduct lawsuit against Gordon | Dallas News, 3/2/2012 | Former pastor of Dallas St Luke faces second lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct Former Wichita pator school board member faces second sexual misconduct suit | |
Denton | Larry Reynolds | Southmont Baptist Church in Denton | Lawsuits filed by women who allege Reynolds molested them as teenagers | snapnetwork.org, 12/17/2006 | Texas Suits allege Baptist clergy Misconduct |
Dale “Dickie” Amyx | Bolivar Baptist Church near Sanger, Calvary Baptist Church in Lewisville | Lawsuit for molesting a teenager | Denton Record Chronicle, 6/ 8/ 2008 | Texas Suits allege Baptist clergy Misconduct | |
Eastland | Bobby Hart and Eastland United Pentecostal Church | Eastland United Pentecostal Church | 3 counts of sexual assault of a minor child. The female children were 15 and 16 years of age | reformation.com, Feb. 1999 | Sexual molestation case against United Pentecostal Church |
Jonathan Mark Hart | Eastland United Pentecostal Church | 3 counts of sexual assault of a minor child. | reformation.com, Feb. 1999 | archived | |
Fort Worth | Jon Warnshuis | Pastor, Oak Hills Evangelical Free Community Church | Sexual assault and indecency with three children | AP, 11/10/2001 | Church rebuilding Faith after Pastor's Disgrace Pastor faces charges of sexual assault, indecency with a child |
Ollin Collins | Founder, Harvest Baptist Church, Board Chairman, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Sexual misconduct lawsuit | Orlando Sentinel, 10/ 7 / 1998 | Baptist leader accused of sexual misconduct | |
Clyde Downs | New Harvest Missionary Baptist Church in southeast Fort Worth | Suspicion of drug possession | star-telegram.com, 6/5/2013 | Fort Worth pastor arrested on suspicion of drug possession | |
Garland | Joshua Douglas Earls | Arapaho Road Baptist Church | Improper contact with a 16 yr old girl | dwf.cbslocal.com, 4/12/2013 | Youth pastor faces indecency with a child charges |
Houston | Wiley Leverett | Baptist Pastor | Child molestation | Christian Post, 12/6/2013 | Pastor accused of child molestation free on bond |
Kerry “John” Landers | Jehovah’s Witnesses | Refusing to alert authorities to the extended sexual abuse of a minor by her brother | AP, 2/25/1998 | Suit targets Jehovah's Witnesses Lawsuit accuses church organization of not reporting sexual abuse | |
Irving | James Nordgren | Deacon, Sherwood Park Baptist Church of Irving | Aggravated sexual assault of three boys under age 14 | Irving Daily News, 5/21/1987 | archived |
Johnson City | Jonathan I Hitt (Fr. Jeremiah) | Christ of the Hills Monastery | Guilty of indecency with a child | AP, 10/27/1999 | archived |
Lufkin | Andy Pittman | Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church in Lufkin | Misdemeanor assault due to domestic disturbance | abpneews.com, 5/7/2014 | Pastor arrested after domestic dispute |
Mabank | Joshua Neal Ponder | First Baptist Church of Mabank | Sexual assault of teenager | athensreveiw.com 8/14/2008 | Youth pastor arrested on sex charges |
Mesquite | Matthew Jarrell | Pastor, Open Door Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas | Serial rapist. Committed suicide in jail after getting caught sexually assaulting a woman | Dallas News, 5/22/2011 | Woman suing church of deceased pastor Matthew Jarrell over alleged rape Texas Preacher accused of Rape commits suicide in W. Virginia Jail Texas Minister had history of planting churches Mesquite pator accused of W. Va. sex assault commits suicide |
Newton County | Luther Jones | Pastor, Belgrade Baptist Church | Murder of Nephew | 12newsnow.com, 7/28/2013 | Pastor jailed and charged in fatal shooting outside church |
Port Arthur | Pastor Kendall Graham | Graham was pastor at Saint Paul United Methodist, Port Arthur, Southeast District, 2000-04; Saint Paul’s, Huntsville, West District, 2004-05; Boynton Chapel, Houston, Central South District, 2005-10; and Wesley First, Clute, South District, 2010-11 | Sexual abuse of a minor | umc.org, 2011 | archived |
San Antonio | Shawn Charles “Bro. Dusty” Williams | New Covenant Fellowship Church of San Antonio | Guilty to showing pornography and fondling 2 young boys | San Antonio Light, 4/6/1989 | archived |
Waco | Matt Baker | Southern Baptist Pastor, General Baptist Convention of Texas | Murder of wife | stopbaptistpredators.blogspot.com, 1/20/2010 | Guilty! Jury says pastor murdered wife |