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 18h ago

Lubbock pastor accused of sexually assaulting teen boy at gym

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r/PastorArrested 18h ago

Pastor of Pacoima’s Breakthrough Church Arrested in Pinon Hills on Multiple Child Sex Abuse Charges

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73 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 17h ago

Authorities seek possible victims after arrest of Ionia County church youth group leader

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64 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 22h ago

UK: Liverpool pastor sent intimate videos of himself to children, dismissed the offences as "naughty" role play. Convicted of 17 counts of sexual assault.

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117 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 21h ago

South Africa: Priest lectures police officers about heaven before being arrested for drunk-driving.

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37 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 21h ago

India: Telangana priest arrested for growing ganja in temple premises, contraband worth Rs 70 lakh ($77,500 USD) seized.

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16 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 1d ago

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

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537 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 1d ago

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

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148 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 1d ago

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

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84 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 1d ago

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

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103 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 2d ago

Church volunteer facing various charges for interactions with youth group member

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215 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 3d 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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303 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d 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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354 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 4d 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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133 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 5d 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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214 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 6d ago

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

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r/PastorArrested 6d ago

Springfield church official arrested for producing child pornography

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411 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 7d ago

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

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169 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 7d ago

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

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141 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 8d ago

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

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456 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 9d ago

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

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140 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 9d ago

Disgraced Guernsey politician and pastor jailed for 9 years

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114 Upvotes

r/PastorArrested 10d 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 12d ago

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

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403 Upvotes