A Lackawanna County reverend who was caught trying to set up a sexual liaison with a child during online chats with an undercover police officer pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of unlawful contact with a minor.
Robert John Morgan, 76, entered his plea in exchange for prosecutors dropping additional charges against him.
Kingston police charged Morgan, who at the time of his arrest in September was a reverend at the Moosic Assembly of God, with contacting an undercover officer who was posing online as an adult with "direct contact" with a child under the age of 16.
Following a sexually explicit exchange about the child, Morgan was arrested when he showed up to meet the fictitious child in Kingston Township.
^What just dawned on me, this victim could very well not be his stepdaughter, but another young girl he molested, aside from molesting his stepdaughter.
As Bash noted, his bragging post/story was in 2014. The abuse of this victim started in 2015.
According to the article you posted, the victim was molested from 2015–2019, beginning when the victim was 8, and continuing until she was 12.
His stepdaughter was 12–13 in 2019, making her 8–9 in 2015. I suspect her birthday is after July (making her 8 for at least 7 months of 2015, and 12 for at least 7 months of 2019).
That further supports his daughter being 8 years old in his post in 2014; because she has a late birthday.
His new wife divorced him in February of 2019, and he filed for bankruptcy 9 months later in November, likely as the result of the divorce.
However, the victim did not come forward until after July of that year, so I do not know if the divorce is related to the disclosure of abuse. But the events happening 6 months apart is a strong coincidence.
We know he was living with his brother in March of 2020, but I suspect he may have been living with him 6 months after his divorce in August of 2019. That is why the abuse stopped in July; because he was living with his brother.
The victim either could not travel to him for visitation, or he would not have unsupervised access to her there. That is why she no longer feared reprisal, and came forward.
The 2019 divorce was his first wife, the mother of the stepdaughter he molested. He's still married to his second wife (a Vietnamese woman), but it seems she's residing at a different address than he is. So she might have been smart enough to take their two kids and leave.
Shane Wiggins, pastor of Baldwin Baptist Mission Church in Baldwin, Louisiana was arrested April 9th on charges of rape and molestation.
Wiggins has been with the Baldwin congregation, a mission of Little Pass Baptist Church in Charenton since March 2015.
According to the police department of Morgan City, Wiggins was arrested in Paris, Texas and faces extradition.
The Morgan City Police Department reported on April 9th that Wiggins has been under investigation since December of last year when a mother filed a complaint accusing Wiggins of inappropriate behavior with her child.
Holloway also serves as the associational mission strategist for the Gulf Coast Baptist Association that includes both congregations.
Prosecutors charged an Outlook youth pastor with raping a teenage girl he knew.
In addition to five charges each of second-degree rape and third-degree child molestation, Benjamin Felix Guerra, 32, was also charged with three counts of third-degree child rape and a single count of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes, according to a six-page charging document filed in Yakima County Superior Court Monday.
In an interview at the county's Children Advocacy Center, the girl described several incidents where Guerra raped and molested her on multiple occasions, the affidavit said.
While at a fast-food restaurant with Guerra and members of the youth group, Guerra wrote a note on his cellphone asking her to prepare for sex with him, and telling her to be quiet about what they were doing.
MAGATard Border Patrol Agent Arrested on Child Porn Charges
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who lives in the East Valley is accused of downloading and sharing child pornography, according to newly obtained court documents.
Court records identified him as 40-year-old Jason Michael Drown. Federal authorities used peer-to-peer software to download potential illegal images and identify the devices sharing them. According to investigators, one of those torrent files was downloaded from a device linked to Drown's home.
Drown was booked into the Maricopa County jail on 10 felony charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. He was held on a $150,000 bond.
"CBP stresses honor and integrity in every aspect of our mission, and the overwhelming majority of CBP employees and officers perform their duties with honor and distinction, working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe," the department wrote in part. "An arrest is merely an allegation."
A New College of Florida marketing director was arrested Tuesday night for exposing his sexual organs, Manatee County officials say.
The incident marks one of four arrests for indecent exposure in Sarasota and Manatee Counties related to 47-year-old Frederick Piccolo Jr.
He previously worked as the spokesperson for Governor Ron DeSantis and the director of marketing, media, and strategic communication at NCF.
During an incident at a UTC Banana Republic on August 22nd, Piccolo was being assisted by the store manager when he allegedly began stroking his penis as he looked at the woman through the open fitting room, deputies wrote in an arrest affidavit. He quickly got dressed and left the store without buying anything.
While at a UTC Dillard's on September 3rd, Piccolo approached another store employee completely naked with no effort to cover or conceal himself, deputies wrote in an affidavit.
Christian School Teacher Arrested On Child Sex Charges for 6th Time
An Amarillo and Canyon teacher, accused of child sex crimes, was arrested for a sixth time.
Patrick Kenneth Farmer, 57, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of indecency with a child sexual contact.
According to the criminal complaint, Farmer touched the genitals of a girl under the age of 17.
Farmer was arrested September 11, 2024 for indecency with a child sexual contact. That case is still pending.
In 2006, Farmer pleaded guilty in Randall County to four counts of indecency with a child sexual contact and was sentenced to six years probation.
In 2009, a civil lawsuit against Paramount Baptist Church, where Farmer worked from 1995–2004, was settled. The lawsuit claimed Farmer, a child care worker, was inappropriate around children, and that complaints about Farmer's behavior were ignored.
A pastor has pleaded guilty to numerous felony charges for secretly recording people in a church bathroom.
2/42 Community Church Pastor, 38-year-old Will Johnson, pleaded guilty to all 15 charges against him that included tampering with evidence, child sexually abusive activity, using a commuter to commit a crime, possession of child sexually abusive material, and surveilling an unclothed person.
Detectives learned Johnson confessed to church leadership to placing the camera.
A search warrant was executed at Johnson's home by detectives and all electronic devices were seized, and a forensic analysis was conducted.
Detectives said he admitted to placing the camera, and that he has done so intermittently for the past 2 years, targeting specific individuals known to use that specific bathroom.
Johnson remains jailed on a $250,000 bond. His sentencing is scheduled for next month. The church has seven Michigan locations, each of which they call a campus.
The sheriff's office said 36-year-old Gary Thomas Keesee Jr. was arrested at his home and is charged with two counts of rape. According to Mount Vernon Municipal Court records, the victim who made the initial report said the abuse happened when they were 5 and 6 years old and took place on over 50 occasions.
During the investigation, two other victims came forward, accusing Keesee Jr. of sexual abuse, court documents say. He will be held in the Licking County Justice Center. His case is scheduled to be heard by a grand jury on Monday, where more charges could be filed.
Keesee Jr. is the son of Gary and Drenda Keesee, founders of Faith Life Church. The church has campuses in New Albany and Powell and has more than 3,000 members. The church said it plans to cooperate fully with authorities and is seeking guidance from legal counsel.
The Pike County Sheriff's Department announced on Monday that an Arkansas pastor has been sentenced to 110 years in prison.
The man—James Vincent Henry who worked as a pastor in Delight, Arkansas—pleaded guilty to 11 child sexual abuse material charges. As result, Henry received 10 years per count for a total of 110 years in prison.
Reports showed that Henry was the pastor of the Crossroads Assembly of God Church in Delight. He previously served as a youth pastor at several churches, including Newsong Church in Centerton where he also served on the media team.
A former Calvary Chapel pastor convicted of child molestation was charged in Washington state on Wednesday with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the death of an 82-year-old grandmother who was entombed under a shed.
Jeffrey Zizz, 47, was charged with premeditated first-degree murder and first-degree felony murder, both while armed with a deadly weapon, and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful disposal of human remains.
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders said that Zizz failed a polygraph test, requested an attorney, and fled the state shortly after an initial interview with authorities.
Authorities tracked Zizz to Missoula, Montana where he was taken into custody on a child molestation violation on April 6th.
Norman's remains were found partially encased in concrete under a shed recently built by Zizz in Olympia, according to a Thurston County sheriff's press release.
Zizz is accused of killing Marcia Norman, 82, on or between April 1st and April 9th. Norman was reported missing after she and Zizz had dinner together on April 1st.
Gary Warnock, Thurston County coroner, called the investigation the "worst case I've witnessed." He said Norman was beaten and injured with a nail gun for hours before she died.
Thurston County prosecutor Jon Tunheim said Monday Norman's injuries are consistent with torture. Investigators said Norman's wrists and ankles were wrapped with long black Velcro straps, and evidence showed she was bound before her death.
Norman's cause of death was blunt force trauma and penetrating injuries to her head. Months before she was reported missing, Zizz broke into Norman's home while she was sleeping, according to court documents.
The pastor was arrested in 2021 and booked on suspicion of nine criminal counts that included incest, rape of a child, and molestation. Zizz pleaded guilty in October 2022 to two counts of second-degree child molestation against victims ages 12 to 14, and one count of communicating with a minor under age 18 for immoral purposes.
Although Zizz was sentenced to more than eight years in prison, he was released after 11 months due to a Washington law called the Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative. Some of the conditions surrounding the program required Zizz to enter a treatment program and he was prohibited from leaving the state.
Gregory Wayne Jones—a director of operations at a daycare, preschool, and after-school center in Mountain Home—was arrested on Friday, April 25th by deputies with the Elmore County Sheriff's Department on charges of "human sex trafficking" and "sexual penetration with a foreign object." His bail is currently set at $5 million.
According to a police statement, Jones has been under investigation since January 31st 2025. Throughout that investigation, several victims came forward and provided critical evidence in the case. Gregory Jones is also listed as the Pastor/Evangelist at the Liberty Christian Fellowship Church.
Catholic School Teacher Arrested on Child Porn Charges
The Catholic school teacher Appleton Police arrested Wednesday has now been formally charged with 14 counts of various child sex crimes.
Collin Killoren was charged Friday with 7 counts of Child Sexual Exploitation and 7 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The court set his cash bond at $15,000 and he was ordered to surrender his passport.
Ignatius Catholic School and Chesterton Academy in Kaukauna announced Wednesday that one of its teachers was arrested. The school said in a statement that the Appleton Police Department arrested Collin Killoren, a 7th-12th grade teacher of Logic, Philosophy, and Debate at the school.
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