"Groomer" Hate Speak and the usual suspects! Fascinating.

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A federal judge sentenced a South Mississippi minister to 20 years in prison for sexual conduct with a young boy in a bathtub while video chatting with a resident of the United Kingdom.

Tyler Selby's supporters, including family and church members, lined more than two benches in the courtroom at the sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court in Gulfport.

Selby served for many years as a worship leader at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ocean Springs, and was the minister of music at Robinwood Baptist Church in Harrison County.

The crime, Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee Smith said, was "grotesque." Smith discounted the many letters that Judge Louis Guirola Jr. said he received in Selby's support. "I'm willing to wager that anyone who wrote a letter of support never watched the video," Smith told the judge.

In the video, Selby masturbated and instructed the little boy to wash Selby's genitals with a bath cloth.

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A pastor employed by Word Alive Church was arrested Tuesday after reported incidents of sexual assault on juveniles while he was a youth pastor there.

Joshua Lucero, 28, was charged with one count of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust by the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

The Thornton Police Department said that the reported incidents happened when Lucero was a youth pastor overseeing juveniles between the ages of 13 and 18 between July 2017 and July 2020.

Detectives believe there are more victims and are encouraging anyone with information to come forward.

Lucero was booked into the Adams County Jail where, according to court records, he was not given a bond. He does not yet have another court date set, according to court records.

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A North Dakota lawmaker was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

Ray Holmberg, 81, was a Grand Forks state senator for 45 years, and received a sentence that is longer than federal sentencing guidelines.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland characterized Holmberg's conduct as "egregious and despicable" and said he did not think the guideline sentence of more than three years was adequate.

Holmberg, who appeared in court wearing shackles and a bright orange jail uniform, will also have to register as a sex offender.

Prosecutors allege Holmberg traveled to Prague in the Czech Republic 14 times between 2011 and 2021 to pay for sex with boys.

Holmberg resigned in 2022 after his many text messages with a man in jail in connection with child sexual abuse material came to light.

In 2012 and 2013, Holmberg posed as a teenage boy in an online chatroom for teens who had undergone circumcision, and misled and manipulated a 16-year-old Canadian boy into sending him explicit photos, the filing said.

The full story of the relationship is unclear because the boy later took his own life in 2021, "but no doubt Holmberg’s conduct contributed to his struggles," U.S. Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl said.

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Thursday, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper announced the arrests of 23 people across Florida and Georgia—who he referred to as "real monsters" seeking sex with children—in a two-phase sting operation.

Detectives went undercover online, posing as minors, and were then able to intercept the suspects as they sought to meet up with "who they believed were children" for sex.

Those arrested included Willie Leon Wright, who NCSO said is a pastor from Green Cove Springs. He was also already registered as a sex offender. He is accused of attempting to meet up with a 14-year-old girl for sex.

Wright brought his three-year-old son with him to meet the fictitious girl. Wright was arrested at a gas station with his son in the car.

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A metro pastor was arrested this week after he convinced his congregation to move in with him, and then molested a young girl.

Elmer Baca-Flores is the owner of a 501c3 nonprofit church labeled "Ministerio Levantando Adoradores Para Cristo Inc."

Two men told officials that their wives had been brainwashed by Flores and that he made them quit their jobs, grab their kids, and live with him.

The report stated that Flores told them he spoke for God, and that an underage girl was the speaker for God, and she was the "chosen one." They believed him and permitted her to sleep in his bedroom.

In March, the underage girl was taken to the CARES Center, and it was there that she told police he had molested her on several occasions. She said that Flores would perform loyalty tests on members of his congregation.

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A Catholic priest serving at a church in Downey was arrested after being accused of raping a minor, LA County records showed Tuesday.

Jaime Arriaga, 41, was removed from ministry at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Downey after the allegation surfaced, the LA Archdiocese confirmed Tuesday.

"The archdiocese has a long-standing commitment to the protection of minors and the reporting and prevention of abuse," the archdiocese said in a statement, adding that it reported Arriaga to law enforcement. The priest eventually surrendered to authorities.

The archdiocese, which reached a $880 million settlement over 1,354 child sexual abuse claims last October, said under its "zero-tolerance policy," anyone who is "found to have harmed a minor" is permanently removed from his or her job.

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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.

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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.

The victim was under the age of 16.

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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.

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Gary Thomas "Tom" Keesee, son of Gary and Drenda Keesee—founders and senior pastors of Faith Life Church—a family-run, multi-campus megachurch in Ohio, is facing allegations of sexual abuse, including one from his sister, Kirsten McKinney. In addition to being a son of the Faith Life Church founders, Tom Keesee is also the chief media officer at the church.

Among the other victims is Olivia Wooten, who publicly revealed that she is a survivor in response to McKinney’s disclosure. "I am a survivor of sexual abuse, and my story was one that was silenced and covered up by the very community that was supposed to protect me. My old fears tried to stop me when deciding to open this case and It's taken a long time for me to find my voice, but I am no longer afraid to share my truth," she wrote on Facebook.

Olivia Wooten's husband, Nathan Wooten, who is a former employee of Faith Life Church, also said in a statement on Facebook that Tom Keesee confessed to him more than a decade ago that he had sexually assaulted his wife while she was a minor.

News of the joint investigation broke last week after Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost declined to probe the allegations, claiming a conflict of interest due to his friendships with Gary and Drenda Keesee.

The incidents were reported to have taken place in Mount Liberty and a residence on Sharp Road, both in Knox County. Gary and Drenda Keesee own 104 acres on Sharp Road and reside on Sharp Road.

Drenda Keesee regularly rages about "globalists, Democrats, the one world order" and "lies by the mainstream media," all of whom are "controlled by Satan."

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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.

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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.

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A mental health counselor for two counseling services in Metro East St. Louis has been charged with five counts related to sexual exploitation of a minor.

Matthew S. Cuppett of Collinsville was charged May 5th. One count of grooming and two counts of exploitation of a minor under age 17 are felony charges. The victim is a 13-year-old, with incidents occurring over a seven-month period ending in February.

Cuppett, 33, is a professional counselor licensed in Illinois and Missouri. He served with Pathways Counseling, a ministry of the Baptist Children's Home and Family Services of Illinois, since January 2023.

He also served with Metro East Counseling. BCHFS Executive Director Kevin Carrothers said, "We will be praying for all parties involved, and we will continue to monitor the situation. We will be available to any families who may have concerns."

Charges allege that Matthew S. Cuppett performed sexual acts in the presence of a minor between July 19, 2024 and February 21, 2025.

The case was investigated by the Collinsville Police Department via a Department of Children and Family Services report, according to a release from the police department.

As of Tuesday, Cuppett remained in custody at the Madison County Jail pending a detention hearing, which has been rescheduled for Thursday at 1:30 p.m., according to circuit clerk records.

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A Sanford pastor had been arrested following allegations of inappropriate conduct, and sexually touching and assaulting two underage females. Yersson David Solarte Basto, 34, is charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation.

On April 10th, police received a report of an inappropriate relationship between Solarte and two juvenile victims. According to a news release, investigators learned that Solarte "did create or attempt to create an inappropriate relationship with the victims, did inappropriately touch the victims, and sexually assaulted one of the victims."

During the investigation, it was revealed that the incidents occurred at Ipul Pentecostal Church in Sanford, where Solarte was the Pastor and both victims were members.

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Sheriff's detectives arrested a Goleta man for several felony child sex crimes on Friday, May 9th.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is now "reaching out to the public to identify additional survivors and provide safety information for parents monitoring children's social media," it said in a statement on Monday.

Detectives identified Shaun Donald Hertlein, 42, as a suspect in a case regarding lewd images of children that they began investigating in April 2025.

Authorities learned that Hertlein worked with children through his affiliation with South Coast Church in Goleta, as well as in his role as an assistant coach for freshman boys' football at Dos Pueblos High School.

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The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic Church.

The archdiocese, its parishes, and several insurers will pay $179.2 million into a trust to benefit survivors, according to a statement by the committee that negotiated the agreement. The money will be distributed after the church emerges from bankruptcy, it said.

But many of the survivors were not on board, their lawyers said. The agreement, which would settle a lawsuit filed in 2020, requires approval from the survivors as well as the bankruptcy court and other Archdiocese creditors.

In 2020, Archbishop Gregory Aymond held a ceremonial burning of the altar upon which a local priest videotaped his threeway with two hired dominatrices.

In 2021, his archdiocese declared bankruptcy in a move that was meant to shield church assets from abuse settlements.

That same year, the DOJ announced that the Archdiocese agreed to pay $1 million for falsifying FEMA claims related to Hurricane Katrina.

In 2022, it was reported that the FBI was investigating the New Orleans Archdiocese for molestation coverups going back decades.

In September 2023, the archdiocese announced it was selling millions in church property to settle abuse lawsuits.

In February of this year, it was revealed that the city's NFL franchise had collaborated with the archdiocese on a public relations campaign to stem fallout from the abuse allegations, including that lawyers for the team got to review the archdiocese's secret list of pedophile priests. Also, the team's president drafted a list of questions that that the archbishop would likely face from local reporters.

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A Florida youth pastor faces over 20 charges of sexual abuse of foster children in his care, including a six-year-old girl who he allegedly abused for years.

Daniel R. Lamppin also used his role as an employee at a local branch of Chick-fil-A to gain access to youngsters, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

Lamppin, 40, now faces 24 counts of sexual battery by a custodian. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez said the arrest had come following an investigation begun in November 2024.

The sheriff added that Lamppin has had access to children through his employment at the Chick-fil-A on South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando and as a youth pastor at Connection Church in Kissimmee.

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A pastor at a Greenville County, South Carolina church is facing numerous child sex charges, and his wife has also been arrested, according to deputies.

Myron Chorbajian is a pastor at 1st Southern Methodist Church on Fork Shoals Road. Myron and his wife, Kathleen, were arrested on fugitive from justice warrants on May 15th in Nashville, Tennessee according to authorities.

According to the report, the abuse began in the 1980s. Preliminary findings indicate that all the male children were subjected to physical abuse, while all the female children suffered sexual abuse. Deputies said two of the victims, who were children during the abuse, are now dead.

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According to DPS Sgt. Juan Gutierrez, Texas Rangers served a warrant and arrested 31-year-old Nathan Patrick Roach Friday, May 30th 2025 for child grooming, a third-degree felony. He was then booked into the Archer County jail.

According to a release, Rangers were called on March 18th to assist the Holliday Police Department with the allegation that Roach was involved in a sexual relationship with a child under the age of 18.

According to the affidavit, the relationship began in 2022 when the victim was 15. Up until 2024, Roach was the youth pastor and then became the lead pastor of FBC Holliday.

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