Church hires convicted child molestor as preacher, then is shocked when he's busted again. (Updated)

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"But he wuz fer'given!"

Kentucky Boy Is Raped After His Church Hires Sex Offender Pastor God Had 'Forgiven'

Officials at a Kentucky church said this week that they knew their pastor was a registered violent sex offender when they hired him, and now he's facing more charges.

Officials at a Kentucky church said this week that they knew their pastor was a registered violent sex offender when they hired him, and now he's facing more charges for repeatedly raping a 14-year-old member of the congregation.

The Gallatin Police Department said in a statement this week that 46-year-old Pastor Roy Neal Yoakem had been arrested Monday on charges of aggravated statutory rape, sexual battery by an authority figure, statutory rape by an authority figure and fugitive from justice, The Tennessean reported.

Yoakem is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy once inside New Gospel Outreach Church in Scottsville, Kentucky, and once at his home in Gallatin, Tennessee.

The pastor had been required to register as a violent sex offender after being found guilty in 2005 of abusing an 8-year-old boy in Kentucky.

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New Gospel Outreach Church Interim Pastor Stephen Bratcher told WZTV that he was "shocked" to hear of the allegations, even though church leaders knew Yoakem was a registered sex offender when they hired him.

Bratcher asserted that the church had determined that the previous allegations of sexual assault were false.

(And how did they "determine" this? "Gawd told us!&quot

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/07/kentucky-boy-raped-after-his-church-hires

Update:

The church has a Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Gospel-Outreach-Church/506676539441566

And the last minister there stole $300,000 from the collection plates!

Pastor Embezzles Over $300,000 From His Church

Updated: Nov 09, 2011 8:28 PM CST

SCOTTSVILLE, KY- A church pastor from Scottsville, Kentucky has been charged with embezzling over $300,000 from his own congregation.

46-year-old Billy Owen Minix resigned from 'New Gospel Outreach' church back in August, when allegations of the embezzlement initially surfaced.

When Scottsville Police learned of the claims, they began investigating and on Tuesday they arrested Minix for theft by unlawful taking.

Detectives said Minix had been pocketing money from the church he founded and ran for more than a decade. Minix had organized collections and fundraisers for a building project for the church and after the building never materialized members began asking questions.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/16003458/pastor-embezzles-over-300000-from-his-church

[derby378]

1. "God has forgiven him. Why can't you? Now bend over..."

[HooptieWagon]

2. Thats going to be a big lawsuit.

Thats just out and out negligence.

[Fred Sanders]

3. Keep on giving those donations to your tax exempt churches, people, they are going to need it.

And remember, your part of the deal is you get forgiven for even the vilest of crimes if your church says you are so totally innocent and /or forgiven.

It is a great deal.

From another post:

"A convicted, known sex offender who had previously targeted children? And the parents put their children in his care... on purpose?

Then they're accomplices to a child sex ring, and should be in cuffs and prosecuted right alongside him."

Toss the crazy priests who hired him in a position of trust with children in the ring with them also.

[beam me up scottie]

4. "We're firm believers in the Bible..."

"Kentucky State Police was contacted, Kentucky Attorney General's Office was contacted," Bratcher said. "You know, about the legality, and they -- the troopers over at the Bolling Green post -- said that they contacted the sex offenders branch, and they said there's nothing illegal about it."

He added that he was "not in a position to judge anyone."

"We're firm believers in the Bible so if God's forgiven you, then we're in no position to treat you otherwise," Bratcher explained to WBKO last month.

Well there you go.

[intaglio]

5. And guess what? Bratcher said "He was in no position to judge anyone"

FFS

[defacto7]

16. He didn't have to judge anything...

The guy was judged and convicted already. Done deal. All Bratcher and the church were doing was ignoring in the name of gawd and "feeling the spirit " in their muddled heads. The idiots should quit playing gawd and get real.

[riverbendviewgal]

6. My conclusion is these people have no brains.

they might as well be pigs.

[bluedigger]

7. Far too generous.

Pigs are fairly intelligent animals. These people are dumber than a box of rocks.

[DeSwiss]

8. I see that you know nothing about pigs!

- They are quite intelligent.....

"I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

- Winston Churchill

[DRoseDARs]

12. Pigs are actually very intelligent. My prefered expression is...

They lack the good sense God gave a tree stump.

[niyad]

19. my preferred expression is "if his iq were three points higher, he'd be lint"

[riverbendviewgal]

22. that is good

I am sorry for offending pigs.

[rurallib]

14. buying a stairway to heaven

[perdita9]

9. This church needs to be sued out of existence

There is no excuse for putting a child at the mercy of a predator. None.

[DeSwiss]

10. K&R

WANTED: One honest shepard.
To guide a flock of sheep along life's
way until we reach the greener
pastures of heaven. Shepard's staffs
provided along with parsonage. Must
be willing to work Sundays. Those
good with kids and money is a plus.
Must be able to pass a criminal
background and credit check, or
demonstrate they have previously
been divinely forgiven.

[beam me up scottie]

11. Nice.

[DeSwiss]

13. Gracias.

- I thought they might appreciate some help with the replacement ad language......

[defacto7]

17. Ha!

[Historic NY]

15. I hope they have a good collection box...

because they will need it once the lawsuits and legal fees pile up.

[nomorenomore08]

18. An embezzler succeeded by a molester? They sure can pick 'em...

[Aerows]

20. Awful

Horrific. I don't have enough words.

[beam me up scottie]

21. Local news reported that the pastor had access to disadvantaged kids through their Outreach programs

There may be more victims.

[Fix The Stupid]

23. They're not 'real christians' (TM)...

Or something like that...