Prostitution

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2023 – Second Baptist Church, Kalamazoo, MI. Stricjavvar Floyd Strickland (former pastor) agreed to plead guilty to charges of traveling for the purpose of seeking prostitute male teens for his wife. Former pastor gets 1 year for prostitution charge, calls case a ‘witch hunt’.
2023 – Compass Church, Fort Worth, Texas. Lamarcus Strickland (youth pastor) was arrested for soliciting prostitution as part of a police sting operation. “The men arrested had allegedly arranged online to meet at the hotels where they intended to pay for sex.” Texas Youth Pastor Arrested in ‘Massive’ Local Prostitution Sting.
2023 – Shiloh Baptist Church, Plant City, FL. David Tilman Robinson (youth pastor) is alleged to have sent young girls sexual texts asking things like “have you ever been penetrated?” HCSO: Youth pastor and softball coach both arrested for sex crimes involving minors.
2023 – St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Findlay, OH. Michael Zacharias (priest) was convicted on charges of sex trafficking, of whom some of the several victims were minors. Ohio Catholic priest convicted of sex trafficking, abusing churchgoing minors into adulthood.
2023 – Liberty Baptist Church, Gallatin, TN. James Gill (pastor) was charged with “patronizing prostitution.” He was alleged to have paid a volunteer employee, of the food bank he operated, for sex. Pastor James Gill, former Sumner County Food Bank director, faces theft, prostitution charges.
2023 – Iglesia de Cristo Misionera Mahanaim Church, Lutz, FL. Moises Escoto (youth pastor) were arrested for using social media to engage with minors for prostitution. He was accused of soliciting “sexually explicit” photos for a fee and met with and engaged an underaged female for sex. He was charged with eight varying types of criminal charges. HCSO: Youth pastor, foster parent arrested for human trafficking.
2023 – Lois Church of Christ, Lynchburg, TN. Forrest David Bryan (pastor) was arrested for prostitution for propositioning a mentally handicapped adult female over a cell phone for paid sex. Local preacher arrested on prostitution charge.
2023 – Unidentified church, New Castle, PA. Jarod Mills (pastor) sentenced to six months incarceration after he was convicted for “soliciting a minor for sex.” New Castle pastor sentenced to prison in sex sting case.
2022 – Unidentified church, Indianapolis, IN. Tyree Coleman (pastor) was arrested and charged with rape, child sex trafficking, and additional charges for having sex with a male minor. Indy pastor accused of rape, soliciting minors and paying for sex with men.
2022 – Manchester Christian Church, Akron, OH. Robert “Rob” Kasler (pastor) arrested and charged with engaging in prostitution. Black Collar Crime: Evangelical Pastor Robert Kasler Charged with Engaging in Prostitution.
2022 – Calvary Chapel Solid Rock, New Richmond, WI. Jason James Taylor (pastor) was convicted of human trafficking (prostitution) of a minor female. He visited a commercial website where officers were lying in wait during a sting operation. New Richmond: Pastor gets jail time, three years probation for prostitution.
2022 – Niles Christian Assembly, Youngstown, OH. Aaron Newell (pastor) was convicted of “engaging in prostitution.” This was the result of a police sting that caught him offering money for sex. Niles pastor sentenced to probation on prostitution charges.
2021 – Rock Church International, Virginia Beach, VA. John David Blanchard (senior pastor) was arrested for soliciting prostitution during a sting operation. The alleged victim was a detective who posed as an underage female at a hotel. Although the charges could be refiled, they were withdrawn by the prosecutor’s office prior to trial, suggesting special treatment. Rock Church Pastor John Blanchard gets prostitution charge expunged; prays over baby for church dedication on Sunday.
2021 – New Hope Christian Outreach Charities, Circleville, OH. Hank O. Stapelton (pastor) was arrested for “compelling prostitution,” among several other charges. Circleville Outreach Pastor Charged with Rape, Compelling Prostitution Sentenced to 25 to 30 Years in Prison.
2021 – Mount Zion Baptist Church, Kings Mountain; Pittman Center for Congregational Enrichment, Boiling Springs, NC. Clinton Alexander Feemster (pastor) was arrested and charged with “soliciting for a crime against nature” for trying to solicit an undercover officer. Former pastor, theology professor faces more solicitation charges.
2021 – Breath of Life Worship Church, Tampa, FL. Earnest Benjamin (pastor) arrested for “soliciting another to commit prostitution.” This was part of a multi-agency sting operation. Church Pastor & A Coach Among 79 Arrested In Sex-Trafficking Sting.
2121 – Fairfield Baptist Church, Fairfield, TN. Matthew Brewer (former youth pastor & National Guard chaplain) was arrested for soliciting a 16-year-old minor female for sex. Guns and drugs were also confiscated. Tennessee pastor & national guardsman among those busted in Spring Hill sex sting.
2020 – The Sound Doctrine Deliverance Church, LaGrange, GA. Ernest Willie Parnham Jr. (senior pastor) was arrested for pandering (soliciting prostitution) in a human trafficking sting. TCSO arrests 11 in undercover operation targeting human and sex trafficking.
2020 – Wesleyan Drive Baptist Church, Macon, GA. Christopher Keys (youth pastor) was arrested on charges of solicitation of sodomy for allegedly attempting to hire a male prostitute. Man charged with solicitation as BCSO clears up ‘rumor’ of carjacking, kidnapping.
2019 – Goldthwaite Church of Christ, Goldthwaite, TX. Bobby Boaldin (pastor) was arrested for charges of human trafficking for allegedly purchasing services from a prostitute. Goldthwaite Pastor Arrested in Bell County.
2019 – Palmetto Baptist Church, Greenville, SC. Kurt Stephens (pastor) arrested in a prostitution sting. 27 arrested in Greenville prostitution sting. 27 Arrested in Greenville Prostitution Sting.
2019 – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lehi, UT. David N. Moss (bishop) was arrested on charges of “exploiting a prostitute, patronizing a prostitute, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery.” He was allegedly trying to “manage” the prostitutes. LDS Bishop Who Was Formerly On a Police Vice Squad Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting.
2019 – Retired from Dormition of Theotokos, Church of Genuine Orthodox Christians of America, Clearwater, FL. Koumianos Hatzileris (retired priest) was arrested on charges of alleged sexual battery of a woman at his home. “The case didn’t go to trial, according to court records. Instead, he took part in a pre-trial diversion program.” Retired Orthodox Priest, 71, Accused of Sexual Battery, Has Arrest Record in Solicitation Sting.
2019 – Kirksville Church of Christ, Kirksville, MO. Barry Cole Poyner (church elder) arrested on charges he allegedly patronized a prostitute. He is allegedly an anti-gay college professor, and the police decoy prostitute was male. 1) Truman State Professor, Church Elder Suspended After Prostitution Charge. 2) Anti-Gay College Professor and Church Elder Accused of Soliciting Men on Grindr.
2019 – Goldthwaite Church of Christ, Goldthwaite, TX. Bobby Boaldin (pastor) was arrested for charges of human trafficking for allegedly purchasing services from a prostitute. Goldthwaite Pastor Arrested in Bell County.
2019 – New Horizons Church, Haines City, FL. Robert Johns (pastor) was arrested in a prostitution sting and charged with soliciting prostitution. Florida prostitution sting nabs pro golfer, pastor, naked Disney guard, over 100 others.
2019 – St. Helen’s Catholic Church, Vero Beach, FL. Peter George McBride (visiting deacon) was arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitution at a “spa” where someone saw him receiving oral sex. Women worked there against their will. Catholic Deacon Arrested in Prostitution Sting.
2018 – Ethiopians Christian Fellowship Church, Missouri City, TX. Alemayehu Demissie (pastor) arrested for human trafficking—prostitution. Missouri City Pastor Among 34 Alleged Pimps, Johns Arrested in HPD Vice Prostitution Bust.
2018 – Johnson Street Church of Christ, San Angelo, TX. Michael Edward Hettick (deacon) was arrested for prostitution in a sting operation. He was also charged with evading arrest. He was also a faculty member at Angelo State University. Johnson Street Church of Christ Deacon arrested for soliciting prostitution; evading arrest.
2018 – Evariste Temple Church of God in Christ, New Orleans, LA. Wilfred Brown (pastor) arrested for pulling a firearm on a “transgender sex worker,” as well as for soliciting a prostitute. It is alleged that Brown attempted a sex act in the pastor’s car, but the pastor came unhinged when he realized the female was a male. Pastor Arrested After Pulling Gun on Transgender Sex Worker.
2018 – Fort Meyers, FL. Patrick J. Boll (pastor) arrested for soliciting prostitution during a police sting operation. Judge, Pastor, Broadway Actor Caught Up in Prostitution Sting.
2018 – Inner-City Missionary Baptist Church, Cleveland, OH. Randolph “Randy” Brown (pastor) was arrested on charges of “compelling prostitution” and “human trafficking.” This case involved the “exploitation of multiple underage teenagers who ran away from home back in 2018.” His alleged victims were aged 16 and under. Ohio Pastor Arrested As Part of Sex-Trafficking Probe.
2018 – First Salem Church, Wichita, KS. Daniel Syrcle (pastor & police chaplain) arrested on prostitution charges. Wichita Police Chaplain Arrested in Prostitution Sting.
2018 – The Father’s House, Fort Meyers, FL. Richard Cecil (pastor) arrested for prostitution during a police sting operation. Judge, Pastor, Broadway Actor Caught Up in Prostitution Sting.
2018 – Imago Dei Church, Reno, NV. Santino Cantalupo (pastor) arrested for extortion, providing a minor with alcohol, and soliciting prostitution. Reno Church: Allegations Against Pastor Are ‘Very Troublesome and Very Concerning’.
2018 – Saint Ambrose Parish and School, Salt Lake City, UT. Andrezej Pawlel Skrzypiec (priest) arrested in an undercover prostitution sting, however, his criminal case was later “dismissed after he pleaded no contest.” 1) Catholic Priest Arrested During Prostitution Sting in SLC To Be Reassigned. 2) Utah Priest Charged.
2018 – Evariste Temple Church of God in Christ, New Orleans, LA. Wilfred Brown (pastor) arrested for pulling a firearm on a “transgender sex worker,” as well as for soliciting a prostitute. It is alleged that Brown attempted a sex act in the pastor’s car, but the pastor came unhinged when he realized the female was a male. Pastor Arrested After Pulling Gun on Transgender Sex Worker.
2017 – Antioch Community Church, Waco, TX. Edward Ignacio Espinosa (pastor) arrested for prostitution at a massage parlor. Former Antioch Pastor Arrested on Prostitution Charge.
2017 – Greater Life Christian Center, Toledo, OH. Cordell Jenkins (pastor), Kenneth Butler (pastor) and Anthony J. Haynes (pastor) arrested for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Three Pastors Charged With Sex Trafficking of Children in Ohio.
2017 – First Haitian Community Church, Beaumont, TX. Ermonte Moliere (senior pastor) arrested for prostitution in major police sting. Pastor Among 140 Busted in Texas Prostitution Sting.
2017 – Woodlands First Baptist Church (mega church), Montgomery County, TX. Eddie Hilburn (pastor) arrested for prostitution. The Woodlands Pastor Charged with Prostitution.
2017 – All Nations Evangelistic Team, Tulsa County, OK. Walter Eugene Brazington, Jr. (apostle, prophet) arrested on alleged prostitution charges, including running a massage parlor. Oklahoma Preacher Arrested with Racist Prostitute in Massage Parlor Bust.
2017 – New Life Church, Circleville, OH. James Stangle II (lead elder) arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitution. Church Elder Busted for Soliciting Prostitute in Circleville.
2017 – Life Tabernacle Church, Shreveport, LA. Edgar McBride (pastor) arrested for soliciting prostitution with an minor. Shreveport Pastor Arrested for Soliciting Prostitution.
2017 – Cornerstone Assembly, Ward, AR. Mark Brooke (pastor) arrested on charges of solicitation of prostitution. Arkansas Pastor, Probation Officer Arrested on Charge of Solicitation of Prostitution.
2017 – Maple Grove United Methodist Church; Care and Share Ministries, Marshal County, IN. Jim Irwin (pastor) arrested for prostitution and a drug related charge. UPDATE: Local Pastor Arrested in Connection with Prostitution.
2017 – Cornerstone Assembly Church, Ward, AR. Mark Brooke (pastor) arrested for soliciting a prostitute. Ark. Pastor, Probation Officer Arrested for Solicitation of Prostitution.
2017 – Kingdom Encounter Family Worship Center, Kenneth Butler (pastor) arrested for sex trafficking of underage females. Third Toledo Pastor Faces ‘Sex Trafficking of a Minor’ Charges.
2017 – Unidentified Church, Winterhaven, FL. Todd Sebring (deacon) was arrested in a prostitution sting. He was also charged with downloading child pornography. Soccer coach one of dozens arrested in online child sex, prostitution sting.
2017 – Grace Church of All Nations, Dorchester, MA. Archie Livingston Foxworth (senior pastor) arrested for soliciting prostitution. Pastor Charged in Sex Sting Apologizes: ‘I Beg For Your Forgiveness’.
2016 – Good News Little River Baptist Church, Miami, FL. Ron Maurice Cooper (aka “Romeo”) (preacher & youth pastor) was arrested for human trafficking of “several male teenagers.” It was common for him to threaten the teens and ply them with methamphetamine and other drugs. Preacher Known as ‘Romeo’ Accused of Forcing Boys Into Prostitution and Drugs, Cops Say.
2016 – St. Clare Parish, Clarinda, and St. Joseph Parish, Villisca, IA. Dominic Yamoah (priest) arrested for solicitation of prostitution. Charges were dropped when he decided to return to Ghana. Charges Were Dropped When He Decided to Return to Ghana Priest Arrested in Prostitution Sting Suspended by Church.
2016 – St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church, Eugene, OR. Daniel James MacKay (priest) arrested for “purchasing sex with a minor, sexual misconduct, patronizing a prostitute, endangering the welfare of a minor, unlawful possession of cocaine, and using a minor in a controlled substance offense.” He was found guilty of “paying for sex with an underage prostitute.” Priest Suspected of Sex with Girl.
2016 – Prospect Park Missionary Baptist Church, Whitehaven, TN. Don A. Smith (pastor) was murdered by boyfriend of prostitute the pastor hired for sex with the couple. Defendant’s Ex-Girlfriend: Pastor Murdered After Prostitution Deal.
2016 – Grace Baptist Church, Powell, TN. Jason Evan Kennedy (youth minister) arrested for soliciting sex using Backpage. He pled guilty. Grace Baptist Pastor of Children’s Ministry Fired After Arrest in Sex Trafficking Sting.
2016 – Bouse Baptist Church, Bouse, AZ. Theodore Finkbeiner (pastor) arrested for soliciting prostitution as part of a sting operation. Bouse Pastor / Former Quartzsite Teacher Arrested in Sex Sting.
2015 – St. John Divine Missionary Baptist Church, Pensacola, FL. Aramis Gershawn Betts (pastor) arrested for paying a 17-year old male to engage in oral sex. Milton Pastor Arrested After Paying Teen For Sex.
2015 – City Church York, York, PA. Suler Acosta (pastor) arrested during a prostitution sting. York Pastor Arrested During Maryland Prostitution Sting.
2015 – Biblical Restoration Ministries, Sioux City, IA. Paul Jordan (pastor) arrested on charges of soliciting prostitution. Two-Day Sioux City Prostitution Sting Arrests 12.
2015 – First Baptist Church, Miller, SD. Joseph Raleigh (former pastor) pled guilty following “a sting by federal, state and local agencies after negotiating a deal on the Internet with an undercover officer posing as a pimp to have sex with a 15-year-old girl.” Former Pastor Caught in Internet Prostitution Sting Sentenced to Prison.
2015 – First United Methodist Church, Pierce, CO. John Derek Haffner (senior pastor) arrested for soliciting and patronizing an adult prostitute. He was also suspended from his job as a public-school teacher. Police: High School Teacher Arrested In Prostitution Sting.
2014 – Grace Family Church, Carmichael, CA. John Ivanovich Oselsky (senior pastor) arrested in a prostitution sting. Pastor Pleads No Contest in Sex Sting.
2014 – St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Lowell, MA. Arthur Coyle (priest) was charged with “sexual conduct for a fee.” It is alleged he was caught “with a prostitute behind a cemetery.” Lowell, Mass. Priest Arrested on Prostitution Charge.
2014 – Freedom of Praise Ministries, Pahrump, NV. George Ferguson (pastor) arrested for “allegedly making sexual advances on a 17-year-old disabled juvenile member of his church.” The victim is male. The pastor is HIV positive. When the sexual advance was rebuffed, the pastor is alleged to have offered the victim money for sex. Pastor in Lewdness Bust Said to Be HIV Positive.
2014 – Hillside Christian Church, Canyon, TX. Cameron Tate Reeves (pastor) arrested on charges of allegedly soliciting prostitution. Texas Pastor Resigns After Prostitution Arrest, Charge.
2014 – Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mesa, AZ. Solomon Bandiho (priest) arrested on suspicion of soliciting child prostitution. Mesa Priest Among 5 Arrested in Underage Prostitution Sting.
2013 – Mechanicsville Advent Christian Church, VA. Chris Allen Phillips (youth pastor) pled guilty to embezzlement of money from his church as he struggled to pay blackmail to a women he paid for sex. He stole nearly $90,00 from his church and paid approximately $75,000 out of pocket. Pastor’s $200 Sexual Encounter With Strange Woman Turns Into Nearly $200K Nightmare; Embezzled Money From Church to Cover Sin.
2013 – New Community Mission Church, San Mateo, CA. Samuel Yoon (youth pastor) arrested in a prostitution sweep. He is alleged to have propositioned a female detective in his quest to have sex with a 14-year old girl. San Mateo Youth Pastor Arrested in Prostitution Sweep.
2012 – Advent United Methodist Church, Greenville, SC. Michael Wolfe (senior pastor) arrested for a prostitution offense in a weekend police sting. Upstate Pastor Charged in Prostitution Sting.
2012 – Covenant Life Church, Sovereign Grace Ministries, Montgomery County, MD. Nathaniel Morales (parishioner) indicted for sexual abuse of three juvenile males. The Sex-Abuse Scandal That Devastated a Suburban Megachurch.
2012 – St. Timothy Rectory, Philadelphia, PA. Patrick McCormick (priest) was arrested on charges of allegedly soliciting sex from a decoy prostitute. This was part of a prostitution sting using undercover female officers. Priest Charged With Patronizing a Prostitute.
2012 – First Presbyterian Church, Red Wing, MN. Gary Lee Elg (pastor) arrested on charges of soliciting prostitution. The prostitute was an undercover decoy officer. He pleaded guilty in court. Red Wing Pastor Pleads Guilty in St. Paul Prostitution Case, Gets Year of Probation.
2012 – Family Discipleship at First Baptist Church, Paris, TN. Brian Ross Wimberly (minister of students) was arrested as part of a prostitution sting. Paris, TN Pastor Arrested in Sex Sting.
2012 – Fellowship Alliance Chapel, Medford, NJ. Robert Franco Jr. (pastor) was arrested on charges of soliciting a prostitute. He was out of town to attend a wedding and had his 2-year old son with at the time of the arrest. Church Staff Member Nabbed in Prostitution Sting.
2011 – Trinity Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, IA. Jonathan L. Offt (former senior pastor) arrested in a police prostitution sting. SHOCKING! Pastor Arrested For Involvement In Prostitution Ring.
2011 – Wynne Baptist Church, Rogers, AR. David Dowd (deacon) was arrested in a prostitution sting for “patronizing a prostitute.” Rogers Police Arrest 14 In Prostitution Sting.
2010 – St. John United Methodist Church and the Grace Place United Methodist Church, Mobile, AL. William Curtin (pastor) arrested for prostitution. Pastor Who Was Mobile Planning Commission Member Among Those Arrested in Prostitution Sting.
2010 – Faith Lutheran Church, Bentonville, AR. Robert Joseph Burnham (pastor) arrested for soliciting prostitution. He has since resigned from his church position. Bentonville Pastor Among 7 Arrested In Prostitution Investigation.
2010 – First Baptist Church, Springdale (Cross Church), and the Church at Pinnacle Hills, Rogers, AR. Joshua Wisdom (minister of students) was arrested for allegedly exchanging money for sex during a police sting. Pastor Joshua Wisdom Arrested In Prostitution Sting.
2010 – St. John’s Evangelist Church, Chelmsford, MA. William Ventura (priest) arrested in a prostitution sting operation. Vicar Among Eight Men Arrested in Prostitution Sting.
2010 – First Church of the Nazarene, Lima, OH. John Perkins (minister) arrested for soliciting prostitution, caught in a police sting. Lima Minister Arrested in Sex Sting in Dayton.
2009 – LifePrint Church, Prior Lake, MN. John K. Erbele (pastor) was arrested for prostitution during an undercover sting operation conducted in St. Paul, MN. Prior Lake pastor arrested in prostitution sting.
2009 – 5MinChurch (a free download app), an Internet-based tech church. John Erbele (evangelist) was arrested for prostitution in Minneapolis, MN. Streeter Couple Aim For Tech Church to Become World’s Largest.
2009 – St. Jude Catholic Church, Wichita, KS. Michael Jackels (bishop) was arrested in a prostitution sting. Priest Arrested in Prostitution Sting.
2008 – Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hinsdale, IL. Phillip Haltom was arrested on charges of soliciting prostitution. He was married with children. Arrest of Pastor Saddens Church. Chicago Tribune, May 12, 2008, p.2-4.
2007 – Creek Community Church, Maple Grove, MN. Mark Kevin Johnson (pastor) arrested in alleged prostitution sting. He “pleaded guilty last year to engaging in prostitution and offering to hire a prostitute. Politico, Pastor and Lawyer Plead Guilty in Craigslist Prostitution Sting.
2007 – Oceanside Church of Christ, Oceanside, CA. Jerry W. Murrell (pastor) was arrested in a prostitution sting when he allegedly propositioned a female officer who was posing as a prostitute. “Son in custody in pair’s slaying. The Jacksonville man wanted for questioning is found by Texas police.” Florida Times-Union, The (Jacksonville, FL) January 13, 2007, Page: B-3. Newslibrary.
2007 – Unidentified church, Capitol Heights, DM. Colin Hatch (deacon) pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a prostitute. “Hatch acknowledged picking up the prostitute and agreeing to pay for sex, but when she demanded payment upfront, he pulled a gun and demanded sex for free.” Ex-Deacon Gets 8 Years in D.C. Prostitute Assault.
2006 – Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Port Charlotte, FL. Demetrios Kavouras (priest) was arrested in a prostitution sting. He was suspended from priestly duties for three years. Priest Arrested in Prostitution Sting.
2006 – Mt. Vernon Methodist Church, Lubbock, TX. James Cornell Clark (pastor) arrested on charges of compelling prostitution. It is alleged he brough an African woman from Kenya under the pretext of attending college and then turned out for prostitution. Lubbock Pastor Charged in Prostitution Case.
2006 – South Tulsa Baptist Church, and Metro Baptist Assn., Tulsa, OK. Lonnie Latham (pastor) was arrested for propositioning an undercover male officer “to engage in lewd acts.” Tulsa pastor arrested in Oklahoma City.
2005 – Brookins African Methodist Episcopal Church, Oakland, CA. Craig Ward (pastor) arrested in prostitution sting. This is his third prostitution related arrest, with previous convictions in 2002 and 2004. “Ward also served four years in prison for a 1997 burglary and returned later for carrying a weapon in his car.” Oakland Pastor Is Among 68 Arrested During Prostitution Sting, Police Say.
2004 – Unidentified church, Newark, NJ. Michael E. Gladfelter (pastor) was arrested in a prostitution sting. He claimed he was instead trying to “minister” to the undercover female officer. Hearing Set for Newark Pastor. June 26, 2004, p. 3.
2003 – Morning Star Baptist Church, South Richmond, VA. Jimmy I. McCrary (pastor) arrested and pled guilty for prostitution (as the female prostitute, complete with makeup and wig). Pastor Jimmy Wears Lipstick.
2003 – St. James Catholic Church, St. Joseph, MO. Vincent M. Rogers (priest) was arrested in a prostitution sting but has yet to be charged. Priest Reportedly Arrested in K.C. Prostitution Sting.
2003 – St. Barnabas, Northfield Center Township, NY. Daniel McBride (senior associate pastor) was arrested on charges “of racketeering, compelling prostitution and promoting prostitution.” He pled guilty to promoting felony prostitution. Catholic Priest Sex Scandal: Will Cleveland-Area Residents Ever Get to Know the Names of Priests Accused in the pPast?.
2003 – Catholic Diocese of Orlando, FL. Thomas Vellappallil (priest) arrested on charges of soliciting a prostitute. He was also alleged to be masturbating in his car. Priest Arrested in Prostitution Sting.
2001 – Logan Association, and Bethel Association (Baptist), Russellville, TN. Carl Freudenthal (minister) was arrested on charges of allegedly “patronizing prostitution.” Todd Baptist Leader Among Those Arrested in Prostitution Sting.
2000 – Unidentified church (formerly president of St. Thomas University), Miami, FL. Patrick H. O’Neill (priest) “was charged with offering to commit prostitution” as a result of a police sting operation. Priest is Arrested in Prostitution Sting. Gainesville Sun, July 13, 2000, page 5.
1999 – Dormition of Theotokos, Church of Genuine Orthodox Christians of America, Clearwater, FL. Koumianos Hatzileris (priest) was arrested on charges of soliciting a prostitute. The church suspended him for four years after which he reentered active service. Retired Orthodox Priest, 71, Accused of Sexual Battery, Has Arrest Record in Solicitation Sting.
1996 – First Baptist Church, Plant City, FL. Sam Smithers (former deacon) was convicted of murdering two Tampa area prostitutes. Murderpedia.
1994 – Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Danville, VA. Robert Francis Ruth (priest) was arrested on charges of soliciting prostitution in a city park. Danville Priest Could Face Year in Jail, Fine in Prostitution Case.
1993 – Wesleyan Church, Marshalltown, IA. Jeffrey Dean McKelvey (apprentice-pastor) was arrested for prostitution. At the time of his arrest, he was wearing women’s clothes and called himself “Ginger.” “He wore a wig, mini-skirt and high heels.” He has resigned from the church. Pastor Arrested for Prostitution. The Cedar Rapids Gazette, May 24, 1993, p. 2B.
1991 – Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, Indio, CA. Jimmy Swaggart (evangelical preacher) was stopped by police “driving in the company of a sex worker named Rosemary.” This Televangelist Cried in Front of 8,000 People After Being Caught with Prostitutes.
1991 – St. Ansgar Catholic Church, Hanover Park, IL. Patricio Batuyong (deacon) was charged with “soliciting a juvenile for prostitution” and other related charges. Catholic deacon charged in sex case.
1988 – Jimmy Swaggert (Pentecostal televangelist). “Swaggart’s fall from grace happened in 1988 when it became public that he was cheating on his wife with a New Orleans prostitute. Not only that, Swaggart was an avid consumer of porn and experimented with BDSM, all while condemning such ‘immoral’ acts.” Pastors That Fell From Grace.
1987 – Tony Leyva Evangelistic Association, Douglasville, GA. Rias Edward Morris (organist) arrested on “charges of transporting young boys across state lines for prostitution.” The boys were under-aged males and the pastor was indicted by grand jury. Evangelists Charged With Running Boy Prostitutes Are Released On Bond.
1987 – Tony Leyva Evangelistic Association, Douglasville, GA. Tony Leyva (pastor) arrested on “charges of transporting young boys across state lines for prostitution.” The boys were underaged males and the pastor was indicted by grand jury. Evangelists Charged With Running Boy Prostitutes Are Released On Bond.
1987 – Tony Leyva Evangelistic Association, Douglasville, GA. Freddie M. Herring (pastor) arrested on “charges of transporting young boys across state lines for prostitution.” The boys were underaged males and the pastor was indicted by grand jury. Evangelists Charged With Running Boy Prostitutes Are Released On Bond.
1981 – Californians for Biblical Morality; Oxnard Baptist Temple, Oxnard CA. Edward Rothenberger (pastor) was arrested on charges of solicitation of a female police decoy or “disorderly conduct—prostitution.” Church Backs Pastor Arrested in Prostitution Sweep. Alexandria Daily Town Talk, June 1, 1981, p. 18.
1978 – Midwestern Baptist Church, Omaha, NE. Kenneth M. Bentley (pastor) arrested and on charges of soliciting prostitution. Police Will Continue Using Decoys ‘Off and On.’ Des Moines Register, September 14, 1978, p. 11A.
1978 – Waldorf College (church-affiliated), Forest City, IA. Paul D. Mork (pastor/college president) arrested and on charges of soliciting prostitution. Police Will Continue Using Decoys ‘Off and On.’ Des Moines Register, September 14, 1978, p. 11A.
1977 – Garfield Park Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI. Robert Bast (pastor) arrested on charges he solicited a female police officer for prostitution. A fill-in pastor ended his sermon saying, “the temptation of the minister was a direct assault by the devil on the congregation.” Iowa Pastor Arrested by Vice Cops. The Ithaca Journal, May 3, 1977, p. 32.
1971 – Soundview Avenue Baptist Church, Bronx, New York, NY. Louis A. Holliday (pastor) arrested “on charges of promoting prostitution.” He was a probation officer at a home for girls. 1) Bronx Pastor Seized in Prostitution Case. 2) Pastor, Aide Arrested for Prostitution. The Kingston Daily Freeman, September 30, 1971, p. 8.