Who are these people?
- David Lloyd Walther
- Timothy Jason Jeltema
- Chad Michael Rider
- David Pettigrew
- William C. Robinson
- Brian Pounds
- Lawrence Hopkins
- Conner Jesse Penny
- Jonathan Ryan Ensey
- Aaron Duane Shipman
- Conrad Estrada Valdez
- Rob Shiflet
Hint: they’re all Texans.
Not enough? Another hint: they’re all church leaders.
Now you can probably guess what significant fact unites them: they’re all people who have been charged with child porn, sexual assault on a minor, or child sex trafficking in just the past year. I have to wonder how many atheists have been similarly arrested.
That’s just scratching the surface!
In May, a document released by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) revealed the case of more than 700 Baptist leaders—including pastors, teachers, ministers and volunteers—accused or found guilty of sexual abuse of children.
The 205-page document, which looks at cases dating back to a period between 2000 and 2009, details the arrests and—sometimes—sentencing of Baptist leaders found guilty of sexual assaults, soliciting children, child pornography and more.
I wonder what it is that draws pedophiles and groomers to religion.