Assaults and Sexual Crimes 07/23/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Jul 22, 2023

(July 17) Arcadia Pastor Being Investigated After Child Molestation Allegations | Arcadia, FL

The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is investigating an Arcadia pastor for possible child molestation charges.

Two people who live in separate counties and don’t know each other accused...

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Global Church Crime News 07/23/2023 global church crime Jul 22, 2023

(July 17) Holy Heist: Armed Robbers Raid Roman Catholic Church, Take Priests Hostage, And Make Off With Valuables | ZIMBABWE

In a shocking incident that unfolded recently, armed robbers targeted two separate Roman Catholic Church premises in Bulawayo, leaving priests and residents traumatized.

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Church Litigation News 07/23/2023 church litigation Jul 22, 2023

(July 19) Denver Sues Church For Access To New Mountain Park

The City of Denver is threatening to use eminent domain against a local church that has refused to sell it access to the only road leading into its new mountain park.

In 2021, the Axton family donated its 448-acre ranch to Denver for...

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Church Property Damage News 07/23/2023 church property damage Jul 22, 2023

(July 18) Crews Battle Fire At Dallas Church | TX

Dallas Fire-Rescue battled a 6-alarm fire at a church located at 2200 South Marsalis Avenue that started Tuesday afternoon.

Crews received a call at around 1:54 p.m. and noticed smoke coming from the vents and eaves of the building when they...

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Financial Crime News 07/23/2023 financial crime news Jul 22, 2023

(July 18) $100,000 Stolen In Checks From Rocky Mount Post Office Since January

Residents in Rocky Mount want answers as checks continue to be stolen from the post office. WRAL News reported in April that a church had $15,000 stolen in forged checks that they mailed from the very same post office....

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Property Damage News 07/16/2023 church property damage Jul 15, 2023

(July 13) Over 100 Years Up In Flames After Fire At Historic Kansas City Church | Kansas City, MO

Firefighters are investigating a fire that broke out at a Kansas City, Missouri, church.

The Mount Christian Worship Center at the corner of 36th Street and Wabash Avenue caught fire at around 5:40...

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 07/16/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Jul 15, 2023

(July 14) Takoma Park Pastor Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Church Member | Takoma Parl, MD

The pastor of a Takoma Park church has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a member of his congregation under the guise of providing a healing massage for her injured ankle.

Erick Odir...

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Global Church Crime News 07/16/2023 global church crime Jul 15, 2023

(July 13) Clerical Sex Abuses Crisis: Spanish Priests Hit With Sanctions | SPAIN

The Diocese of Mallorca in Spain has sentenced Father Julià Cifre Vandrell to three years of not celebrating Mass “in any place other than at his home” and to leading “a secluded life of...

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Financial Crime News 07/16/2023 financial crime news Jul 15, 2023

(July 14) Couple Files Lawsuit Against Jacksonville Mega-Church After Leaving Amid Controversy | Jacksonville, FL
The founder of a Jacksonville mega-church has filed a lawsuit against the leadership of the church he left amid controversy.

Stovall Weems and his wife Kerri filed the lawsuit in...

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 07/07/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Jul 08, 2023

(July 6) Former Youth Pastor Faces More Charges After Recording Women, Girls In Bathroom | Greenville County, SC

A former youth pastor is facing additional charges after deputies said he filmed women and girls using the bathroom in the church bathroom between 2017 to 2023.

The investigation began...

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Property Damage News 07/07/2023 church property damage Jul 08, 2023

(July 6) 3 Crosses Burned At A Small Los Angeles Church And Authorities Investigate Possible Hate Crime | Los Angeles, CA

Three wooden crosses outside a small Los Angeles church were found burned early Thursday, and authorities said it was being investigated as a possible hate crime.

Firefighters...

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Global Church Crime News 07/07/2023 global church crime Jul 08, 2023

(July 7) China House Church Labeled ‘Criminal Clique,’ Tithes Deemed ‘Illegal Income’ | CHINA

Three leaders of a house church in northern China have been charged with forming a “criminal clique” and obtaining “illegal income,” the church said,...

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