Property Damage News 05/13/2023 church property damage May 13, 2023

(May 10) Motorist Crashes Into Church After Fleeing State Police At More Than 100 Mph | Plant CIty, FL

A Florida motorist is in custody after allegedly exceeding speeds of more than 100 mph while eluding state troopers before crashing into a church, authorities said.

Damian Alfonso Rios, 25, of...

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Financial Crime News 05/14/2023 financial crime news May 13, 2023

(May 11) Wisconsin Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing $30K From Congregation | Milwaukee, WI

A woman who stole around $30,000 from a church in Wisconsin pleaded guilty to theft and will serve four days in the House of Correction and pay a fine to the church she stole from.

Mary Moton, a 62-year-old...

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Financial Crime News 05/7/2023 financial crime news May 06, 2023

(May 4) Local Treasurer Spent $1K A Day On Lottery Tickets With Stolen Funds From Church Group | PA

Antoinette Hodge, the treasurer of Uniontown who was charged last year by then-Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro for allegedly stealing $106,000 in taxpayer funds while in office, is now...

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 05/07/2023 assaults and sexual crimes May 06, 2023

(May 5) Ex-Delaware Bishop Named As Catholic Official Who Covered Up Clergy Sex Abuse In Baltimore 

Former Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly was one of several past high-ranking Archdiocese of Baltimore officials identified as those who helped cover up sexual abuse,...

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Property Damage News 05/07/2023 church property damage May 06, 2023

(May 4) Colorado Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Hate Crime For Church Arson | Loveland, CO

A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge in connection with a fire he set to a church in Loveland, Colorado.

According to court documents and admissions during the plea hearing, Darion Ray...

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Homicide And Gun Crime News 05/07/2023 homicide & gun crime news May 06, 2023

(May 4) Lynchburg Church Leaders On Floyd Street Weigh In On Tragic Shooting Death Of 6-Year-Old | Lynchburg, VA

Church leaders on Floyd Street are weighing in on the tragic shooting death of a 6-year-old in Lynchburg.

Both Gospel Community Church College Hill and Westminster Presbyterian Church...

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Financial Crime News 04/30/2023 financial crime news Apr 29, 2023

(April 27) Panel Of Judges Find Ex-Pastor Guilty Of Stealing $300,000 From Church | Jefferson City, MO

 An internal probe at a Missouri Catholic church came to the conclusion Monday that a retired pastor purloined $300,000 from the Jefferson City Diocese, according to a press release.

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 04/30/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Apr 29, 2023

(April 27) $2.3B Awarded In Sex Abuse Lawsuit That Named Mormon Church | Riverside, CA

Attorneys say a California jury has awarded $2.28 billion to a woman who was molested for years by her stepfather. 

The panel in Riverside County awarded damages Tuesday to a woman who says she was...

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Global Church Crime News 04/30/2023 global church crime Apr 29, 2023

(April 28) Kenya Arrests Second Pastor To Face Criminal Charges 'Related to Mass Killing Of His Followers'| EAST AFRICA

Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested another prominent televangelist, to face criminal charges "related to mass killing of his followers."

Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki...

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Homicide And Gun Crime News 04/30/2023 homicide & gun crime news Apr 29, 2023

(April 26) Man Arrested For Allegedly Threating To Shoot Church-Goers During Shreveport City Council Livestream | Shreveport, LA

A Shreveport man has been arrested for reportedly threating to kill people on social media. Detectives say 32-year-old Christopher T. Short used a fake social media...

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Property Damage News 04/30/2023 church property damage Apr 29, 2023

(April 27) Large Fire Destroys Nearly 100-Year-Old Church In North Houston | Houston, TX

A decades old church was left severely damaged after a large fire early Thursday morning in north Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department.

The fire was reported at 5:07 a.m. at Hunter Memorial...

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 04/23/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Apr 22, 2023

(April 19) Ex-Norfolk Church Youth Group Leader Sentenced For Sexual Abuse Of A Minor | Norfolk, VA

A Norfolk man was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison for traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of...

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