Bible study leader gets 10 years for repeated assaults on young girl at Pennsylvania church
East Drumore Township, PA – As she sat in a church classroom at just 7 years old, a girl was repeatedly assaulted by the man trusted to teach her Bible lessons. Michael…
Former Yuba City Church Administrator Arrested in Oklahoma, Charged with Fraud and Identity Theft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An indictment was unsealed today following the arrest of Chanell Easton, 36, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On May 19, 2022, a federal grand jury in Sacramento returned an indictment,…
Wheaton Methodist Church Robbed, Now Police Need Your Help Identifying Suspect
WHEATON, MD – Police in Montgomery County are searching for a Hispanic male suspected of breaking into the Hughes Methodist Church in the 10700 block of Georgia Avenue on Friday, May 13,…
Church Hosts Drag Show, Sex Ed Panel For Kids As Young As 12
Church Hosts Drag Show, Sex Ed Panel For Kids As Young As 12 Bryan Babb on May 16, 2022 A Florida church is hosting a “Youth Pride Conference” with an LGBT advocacy…
Ocean County Sheriff Says He’s Concerned with Catholic Church in Light of Abortion Issue
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As leftist radicals promise a ‘Summer of Rage’ in light of the Supreme Court ruling leak that appears to set the stage for the overturning of Roe vs.…
Silver Spring Church Broken Into, Suspect Fled With Duffel Bag
SILVER SPRING, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police are investigating a commercial burglary that occurred on Friday at the Georgia Avenue Baptist Church in Silver Spring. Today, detectives…
Former Archdiocese of Baltimore Roman Catholic Priest Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor Who He Met Through a Church
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Fernando Cristancho, age 65, of Bel Air, Maryland, to 22 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for coercion and…
Colchester Woman Faces Federal Charge For Knife Point Robbery Of Church Street Store In Burlington
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Sabrina Kingsbury, 40, of Burlington, Vermont has been charged under the federal Hobbs Act with obstructing commerce by…
Los Angeles Paralegal Admits Role in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Legal U.S. Residency for Members of Philippines-Based Church
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles paralegal has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy to violate U.S. immigration laws by preparing and filing fraudulent documents that sought legal…
Former Catholic Priest Sentenced for Making False Statements in Connection With Church Sex Abuse Investigation
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Robert Brennan, 83, of Perryville, MD, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Anita B. Brody to five years of probation,…
Fire damages auditorium at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A fire was reported Tuesday at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church on Hooper Avenue in Toms River. The fire broke out while children were in attendance for pre-school…
Toms River’s Ukrainian Catholic Church Collecting Donations for War Victims and Refugees
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As the army of Vladimir Putin and Russia continue their vicious and unprovoked assault on the independent nation of Ukraine, Americans across the nation are rallying to their…
Father Walked into Sacramento Church, Killed Three Daughters, Himself
A man shot and killed his three daughters and their chaperone in a Sacramento County, California, church before killing himself, authorities said Monday. The father, who had a restraining order against him…
Maryland Governor Hogan Attends Prayer Service at Ukrainian Church in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD – As the crisis in Ukraine continues, the world is united behind them. The Russian invasion continues, but the spirit of the Ukrainian people is causing problems for the invading…
Dayton-area former investment advisor sentenced to 2 years in prison for Social Security fraud, making false statements regarding theft from local church
DAYTON, Ohio – Charles Edward Severt, Jr., 52, of Xenia, was sentenced in federal court to 24 months in prison for stealing more than $370,000 in Social Security disability benefits and for…
Nashville Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Series Of Church Arsons
NASHVILLE – Alan Douglas Fox, 29, of Nashville, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for a series of church arsons which occurred in 2019, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H.…
Tulsa police searching for church golf cart GTA suspects
TULSA, OK – Tulsa police are searching for two suspects alleged to have stolen a golf cart from a church. On January 31st, around 3:00 p.m., several suspects stole a three-seat golf…
Italy’s Catholic Church faces pressure for independent abuse inquiry
By Philip Pullella and Angelo Amante ROME – At a trial under way in Sicily, a 28-year-old Italian is seeking justice against a man he accuses of forcing him to perform sex…
Maine Man Indicted for Hate Crime Offenses Relating to Burning of a Black Church in Springfield, Massachusetts
BOSTON – A Maine man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mass., in connection with the Dec. 28, 2020, fire that destroyed a predominately Black church in Springfield.…
Portugal’s church abuse panel gathers over 200 testimonies in one month
By Catarina Demony LISBON – A commission investigating child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said on Thursday more than 200 alleged victims had already been in touch to share their…
Landover man charged for shooting and killing 29-year-old woman in church parking lot
LANDOVER, MD – A man suspected of killing 29-year-old Remi Howell in the parking lot of a Baptist church has been captured by police. The Homicide Unit arrested and charged a suspect…
Judge orders U.S. to pay more than $230 million to Texas church shooting victims
By Jonathan Stempel – A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to pay slightly more than $230 million to survivors and family members of victims of a 2017 mass shooting at a…
Church Rock man sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing a child
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Manison Largo, 42, of Church Rock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced in federal court today to six years and six months in…
Grandmother Dies After Being Raped, Beaten Outside Of Vacant Church
A 63-year-old grandmother passed away on Dec. 6 after being raped and beaten outside a vacant church, multiple sources reported. Shirley Bryant, a grandmother, visiting her son for her birthday, was attacked,…
Woman found Dead in Church had traumatic injuries, police say
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On November 16, 2021, at approximately 7:21 a.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to a church in 1700 block of North Chester Street, for a report of an unresponsive…
Former Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in Connection With An Investigation Into Church Sex Abuse
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Robert Brennan, 83, of Perryville, MD, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Anita B. Brody to lying to investigators…
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