SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 03/10/2026"According to court documents, Scott Hughes, 54, has been charged with second and third-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse, and incest of a person under the age of 18 by someone three years or more older." www.lex18.com/news/coverin...lex18.comFormer KY pastor, Sunrise Children's employee charged with sexual abuse of a minorA former pastor of two Kentucky churches and former Sunrise Children's Services employee is facing multiple charges in connection to the sexual abuse of a minor. 152
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 03/10/2026"Catholic leaders at the three dioceses -- Worcester, Springfield and Fall River -- knew about the abuse, 'yet did not take effective action to prevent it or to examine the institutional failures of leadership that led to scores of children being victimized at the hands of abusive priests,'..."abcnews.comMassachusetts AG report finds 900 new sexual assault cases in 3 Catholic diocesesThe report says they occurred over 70 years but the full magnitude isn't known. 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 02/10/2026If you have a USA address, this is your opportunity to win a copy of Speaking in Tongues: A Critical Historical Examination Volume 3- The Tongues of Corinth by Philip Blosser & Charles Sullivan. Enter only on the blog post by October 3 at 6pm eastern time. blogs.spiritualabuse.org/2026/10/01/g...blogs.spiritualabuse.orgGiveaway- Speaking in Tongues: A Critical Historical Examination Volume 3 | Spiritual Abuse BlogsThis is your chance to win a copy of Speaking in Tongues: A Critical Historical Examination Volume 3- The Tongues of Corinth by Philip Blosser & Charles Sullivan. 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 01/10/2026Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. "A woman is claiming she was a victim of sexual abuse at a suburban megachurch decades ago, and she has since filed a lawsuit arguing church leadership knew about the allegation and did not do anything to stop it." wgntv.com/news/northwe...wgntv.comWoman sues megachurch over alleged sexual abuse decades agoA woman is claiming she was a victim of sexual abuse at a Willow Creek megachurch decades ago, and she has since filed a lawsuit arguing church leadership knew about the allegation and did not do a… 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 30/09/2026All of the alleged victims had ties to Faith Life Church. He was a former official there. "[Gary ‘Tom’] Keesee faces 32 counts of alleged sexual abuse in Knox County Common Pleas Court. The counts involve four victims and include 13 counts of rape. www.knoxpages.com/2026/09/29/g...knoxpages.comGary 'Tom' Keesee Jr waives right to jury trialGary 'Tom' Keesee Jr. waived his right to a jury trial, meaning a judge, not a jury, will decide his fate. 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 30/09/2026What Debbie McNulty shares about man-made holiness standards is an aspect that I don't recall hearing discussed much, and that is how these teachings can be especially difficult on those who have limited funds. Can you relate? www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ulw...youtube.comHoliness Standards and Poverty. YouTube video by Debbie McNulty 001
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 29/09/2026"A pastor and registered sex offender [Cederick McMillian] is facing six new felony charges...for failing to comply with Alabama’s Sex Offender Registration & Notification Act or SORNA." "...McMillian was charged with SORNA violations in 2017, 2019, and again in 2023." mynbc15.com/news/local/m...mynbc15.comMobile County pastor faces six new felony sex-offender registration chargesA pastor and registered sex offender is facing six new felony charges in Mobile County for failing to comply with Alabama’s Sex Offender Registration and Notifi 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 28/09/2026"...42-year-old Derrick Lee Pfeffer has been charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of 4th-degree criminal sexual conduct, 9 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material and..." www.fox9.com/news/former-...fox9.comFormer Hope Christian Academy teacher charged with several sex crimes against minorsA former teacher and athletic director at Hope Christian Academy in St. Paul Park has been charged with several sex crimes against minors. 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 26/09/2026Three United Pentecostal related books that have been released this summer. Exodus amzn.to/4hfioDw #ad False Holiness Standards link.amazon/B0iTQjPak #ad In the Shadow of the Steeple amzn.to/4zS0zkO #ad 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 23/09/2026Linda Hopper self-published False Holiness Standards way back in 2000. Her and her husband have a United Pentecostal Church background, with her husband having been licensed. It is once again available at link.amazon/B0iTQjPak #adlink.amazonAmazon.com 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 23/09/2026"[Jeffrey] Taylor is accused of abusing young boys from 1990 until at least 2008, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for East Virginia said. His arrest stems from his time at The Falls Church in northern Virginia, where he worked as a youth leader from 1990 to 2002." www.wrdw.com/2026/09/21/f...wrdw.comFormer Ga. youth minister charged with child sexual abuse in multi-state investigationA former Atlanta youth minister has been arrested as part of a multi-state investigation into his alleged child abuse. 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 22/09/2026Back in 2000, Linda Hopper self-published False Holiness Standards. Linda and her husband have a United Pentecostal Church background, with her husband having been licensed. It's once again available, both in paperback and Kindle. link.amazon/B0iTQjPak #ad 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 21/09/2026"Two more lawsuits have been filed against a Saline church leader accused of sexually abusing children in the church. "Zachary Radcliff, his family & Oakwood Baptist Church now face a total of 4 lawsuits in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court concerning allegations..." www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...mlive.com2 more lawsuits filed against church leader accused of sexual abuseZachary Radcliff and others now face four lawsuit concerning allegations of sexual abuse. 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 21/09/2026Debbie McNulty's memoir, Final Girl: Surviving Church and Childhood, is available for pre-order on Kindle. This is United Pentecostal related. See link.amazon/B0dAUsLmH #ad 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 18/09/2026Today the tribute and remembrance video for our dear friend, Deanna Jo Murphy-Norton, was released on her channel. Her close friend, Pam DeArmon, lovingly pulled this together. It's a little over an hour long. Yesterday would have been her 50th birthday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XCF... 000
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 16/09/2026"The former youth pastor at the now-closed Rejoice Lutheran Church testified that in April 2023, she received text images and videos from the cellphone belonging to Michael C. Willis, 46, of Campton Hills, also a youth pastor at the same church." www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-...shawlocal.comTrial begins for ex-pastor on child sexual abuse material charges in Kane CountyThe investigation of a former Geneva-area pastor in connection with alleged child sexual abuse material began with a tip from a fellow church minister to the National Center for Missing and Exploited ... 031
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 14/09/2026From an early review: "In Final Girl Surviving Church and Childhood, Debbie McNulty offers a vision of hope and healing for the millions of humans who have lived with trauma, abuse, and zealously unyielding religious indoctrination... –Rebecca Colt Aslan, Author of Some Truths Lie Beneath" 011
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 14/09/2026"Staff from Southhall Church told the Williamson County Sheriff's Office in August 2025 about concerns that 58-year-old Paul Leo Tremblay of White House might have been stealing money from the church." fox17.com/news/local/f...fox17.comFranklin church employee accused of taking more than $350KAuthorities say a former church employee is accused of taking more than $350,000 from Southhall Church during his time working there. 021
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 13/09/2026"A former priest was accused of stealing almost $750,000 from multiple churches, Catholic organizations, and his own mother. "...Gregory Allen Madeya was arrested in Florida in connection to a series of frauds and thefts that occurred in Pennsylvania beginning in 2018." local12.com/news/nation-...local12.comPriest allegedly stole nearly $750,000 from churches, Catholics, and motherA former priest was accused of stealing almost $750,000 from multiple churches, Catholic organizations, and his own mother. 011
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 13/09/2026"A former pastor [Michael Ritchason] of Riverside Community Church in Peoria has pleaded guilty to distributing harmful materials to a minor, but he will not have to serve his entire jail sentence if he successfully completes treatment for sex offenders." www.25newsnow.com/2026/09/13/e...25newsnow.comEx-Peoria pastor given sex offender probation, jail time for distributing harmful material to minorMichael Ritchason, who is 48, appeared before Tazewell County Judge Chris Doscotch on Thursday to plead guilty to the Class 4 felony. 111
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 13/09/2026"In July, an Osceola County jury convicted Eddy Noelsaint, 54, of four counts of sexual battery while serving as pastor of Église Évangélique De La Restauration. Each count carries a 30-year prison sentence, which will run consecutively..." www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/11/f...orlandosentinel.comFormer Orlando pastor sentenced in Osceola for raping congregantEddy Noelsaint was convicted of four counts of sexual battery. 011
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 12/09/2026Back in 2017, Debbie started blogging about her childhood, which involved attending a United Pentecostal Church, which was Calvary Gospel Church, in Madison, WI. She had no idea back then that she would also write a memoir. Next month, Final Girl: Surviving Church and Childhood, will be released. 011
SpiritualAbuse.Org @spiritualabuse.org · 11/09/2026"An 87-year-old Texarkana pastor is in custody following his arrest Wednesday for sexual assault of a child. "Louie George serves as a pastor at Oak Street Baptist Church and held the same role in the 1990s when the alleged victim attended the church as a young child." www.ktbs.com/news/texarka...ktbs.comTexarkana police arrest pastor on child sexual assault chargesTEXARKANA, Texas - An 87-year-old Texarkana pastor is in custody following his arrest Wednesday for sexual assault of a child. 021
Reposted by SpiritualAbuse.OrgRoys Report @roysreport.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Pastor John Schouten resigned from his Ohio megachurch in 2018 after admitting he sexually abused a student when he was her Bible teacher. Weeks later, he started a new church four miles up the road, and roughly a third of his old congregation followed him there. roysreport.com/an-ohio-past...roysreport.comAn Ohio pastor resigned years ago over accusations of sexual abuse. He’s been quietly pastoring again nearby. | The Roys ReportAn Ohio pastor who resigned in 2018 over teen abuse allegations started a new church four miles away. 123
Reposted by SpiritualAbuse.OrgRoys Report @roysreport.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Helen Boerman, a leader at Remnant Fellowship — the Tennessee church behind the Weigh Down diet program — billed Medicare for supplies she never gave patients and appointments that never happened. The take: nearly $7 million. roysreport.com/weigh-down-c...roysreport.com‘Weigh Down’ church leader sentenced for healthcare fraud | The Roys ReportA leader of the church behind the Weigh Down diet program was sentenced to 42 months for stealing nearly $7 million from Medicare. 032