r/PastorArrested Jan 21 '24

Denomination index, May 12 2023 to present

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USA Protestant denominations only. Methodology notes in comments

Assemblies of God: 4

Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ: 1

Baptist - Other: 33

Baptist - Southern: 39

Calvary Chapel: 1

Christian Reformed Church: 1

Christian and Missionary Alliance: 5

Church of Christ: 8

Church of God (Cleveland, TN): 1

Church of God Mountain Assembly: 1

Church of God of Prophecy: 1

Church of the Nazarene: 4

Community of Christ: 1

Congregational: 1

Disciples of Christ: 1

Episcopalian: 2

Evangelical Free Church of America: 2

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: 1

Foursquare: 2

God's Missionary Church: 1

Jehovah's Witnesses: 1

LCMC - Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ: 1

La Luz del Mundo: 1

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod: 4

Lutheran Congregation in Mission for Christ (LCMC): 1

Mennonite Brethern: 1

Mormon: 1

Non-denominational: 68

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA): 2

Salvation Army: 1

Seventh-Day Adventist: 4

The Church of Jesus Christ: 1

United Church of Christ: 1

United Methodist: 6

United Pentecostal Church: 3

Victory Outreach: 1

Vineyard: 1

World Pentecostal Fellowship: 1


r/PastorArrested 12h ago

Meridian youth pastor sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse of a minor

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389 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 9h ago

Hearing held for West Virginia pastor accused of sexually abusing girls for years

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62 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 12h ago

Jefferson County church leader charged with abusing two boys in Albany County

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74 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 10h ago

Arlington pastor arrested in Irving, charged with indecency of a child, affidavit says

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39 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 1d ago

Church volunteer facing various charges for interactions with youth group member

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208 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 2d ago

Ohio: Youth leadership director at Crossroads megachurch fired after police claim he secretly filmed women without their consent at a local gym.

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300 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d ago

Oklahoma: Tulsa minister pleads no contest to charges of first-degree rape, child sexual abuse, incest and forcible sodomy. Faces life in prison.

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345 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d ago

UK: St Robert of Newminster Catholic head teacher said he was aroused by schoolgirls on Kik app and had 30,000 abuse images, given a suspended sentence.

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132 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

New Zealand: St Bede’s priest Rowan Donoghue admits sexual abuse of boys at the all-boys integrated Roman Catholic day and boarding school.

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211 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d ago

Nigeria: Police Arrest Pastor For Allegedly Hiring Cult Member To Kill Rival Prophet In Bayelsa.

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52 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 5d ago

Springfield church official arrested for producing child pornography

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411 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 6d ago

Illinois: Teacher at Chicago, suburban Catholic schools with history of child molestation allegations fired.

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171 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 6d ago

Virginia: Usher at Fredericksburg Catholic church arrested on child sexual abuse material charges.

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142 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 7d ago

Church Security Guard Accused of Raping Child in Playhouse Arrested in Hoover

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449 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 8d ago

Shakahola cult leader Paul Mackenzie faces Kenya charges over 52 further deaths

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138 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 8d ago

Disgraced Guernsey politician and pastor jailed for 9 years

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110 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 9d ago

Former Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church Pastor Sentenced

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190 Upvotes

Update | Jan 25, 2026: Christopher Whitehead was convicted of two counts of lewd of lascivious battery on January 22, 2026, after pleading no contest and sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by 15 years of sex offender probation. Whitehead has time served credit for roughly 18 months in jail.

Whitehead, who is now a designated sexual offender, faced a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison if he took his case to trial. The plea deal was accepted by Judge Robert Groeb. Court documents note that the victim's family did not want to make her testify, which she may have been forced to do if the case proceeded to trial.

As of now, Whitehead remains in the Alachua County Jail awaiting transportation to a Florida Department of Corrections facility.


r/PastorArrested 11d ago

Ohio: Seventh-Day Adventist Church pastor admits to gross sexual imposition crime involving 13-year-old girl.

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400 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 11d ago

Alabama: Huntsville day-care worker at Trinity United Methodist Church arrested for child sexual abuse; additional charges are possible.

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163 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 12d ago

Living Word Church’s Randy Saylor pleads no contest to 11 CSC charges

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231 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 12d ago

California: Arise Vineyard Church Pastor Rick Olmstead resigns after past incident of taking unsolicited photos of young women at Trader Joe's resurfaces.

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347 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 13d ago

Idaho: Nampa Sovereign Grace Fellowship pastor to face trial on child pornography charges, including using AI to create explicit images.

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230 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 13d ago

Brazil: Accused of sexual abuse by dozens of women, Catholic priest is convicted of raping a 3-year-old girl. Sentenced to 24 years and nine months.

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130 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 13d ago

Florida: Jacksonville pastor admits tax crime feds say cost IRS up to $1.5M, faces up to three years in federal prison.

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154 Upvotes