Assaults and Sexual Crimes 08/07/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Aug 06, 2023

(August 04) 35-Year-Old Former Church Youth Leader Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child | Kings Mountain, NC

Amanda Buchanan Justice, 35, of Kings Mountain, was charged with sexually assaulting a child, police said.

She turned herself into the Kings Mountain Police Department on Thursday.

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(August 02) Church Community Devastated As Thieves Steal Grill Used For Outreach | Elgin, SC

The church uses the grill for events across the Richland and Kershaw area from feeding the needy to cooking for youth groups.

Miracle Deliverance Outreach Ministry in Elgin was targeted by thieves on June...

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Global Church Crime News 07/30/2023 global church crime Jul 29, 2023

(July 28) Pope Francis To Visit Portugal, A Country Facing A Reckoning Over Child Sex Abuse In The Church | PORTUGAL

When a panel of experts read aloud some of the harrowing accounts they had collected from victims of child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church, the country’s senior...

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 07/30/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Jul 29, 2023

(July 27) Former Little Rock Second Baptist Pastor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old | Little Rock, AR

A sexual assault lawsuit has been filed against a former Little Rock pastor.

Ivan Lambert, formally of Second Baptist Church located on Barrow Road, allegedly sexually assaulted a...

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Church Property Damage News 07/30/2023 church property damage Jul 29, 2023

(July 27) Pride Flags Ripped Down, Woman Spat On As Anti-LGBTQ Incidents Escalate At Wicker Park Church | Wicker Park, IL

A Wicker Park church has repeatedly had Pride flags ripped from its facade this spring and summer, part of a series of bigoted behavior directed at the parish over the past...

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Financial Crime News 07/30/2023 Jul 29, 2023

(July 29) LDS Church Sues Insurance Providers Over Sex Abuse Settlement Costs | Salt Lake City, UT

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has filed a lawsuit against its insurance providers, demanding they cover the costs of a child sexual abuse lawsuit settlement.

The lawsuit, filed in...

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Homicide And Gun Crime News 07/30/2023 homicide & gun crime news Jul 29, 2023

(July 26) Deadly Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Atlanta's Hammond Park Neighborhood, Authorities Say | Atlanta

Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in Atlanta's Hammond Park neighborhood early Wednesday morning.

Details on the shooting are limited at this time. However, APD...

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 07/23/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Jul 22, 2023

(July 17) Arcadia Pastor Being Investigated After Child Molestation Allegations | Arcadia, FL

The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is investigating an Arcadia pastor for possible child molestation charges.

Two people who live in separate counties and don’t know each other accused...

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Global Church Crime News 07/23/2023 global church crime Jul 22, 2023

(July 17) Holy Heist: Armed Robbers Raid Roman Catholic Church, Take Priests Hostage, And Make Off With Valuables | ZIMBABWE

In a shocking incident that unfolded recently, armed robbers targeted two separate Roman Catholic Church premises in Bulawayo, leaving priests and residents traumatized.

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Church Attack News 07/23/2023 church crime news Jul 22, 2023

(July 14) Black Louisiana Priest Hospitalized After Machete Attack, Race Cited As Possible Motive | Melville, LA

A Catholic priest is in critical but stable condition after he was attacked on the grounds of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melville, Louisiana, Thursday evening.

Father...

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Church Litigation News 07/23/2023 church litigation Jul 22, 2023

(July 19) Denver Sues Church For Access To New Mountain Park

The City of Denver is threatening to use eminent domain against a local church that has refused to sell it access to the only road leading into its new mountain park.

In 2021, the Axton family donated its 448-acre ranch to Denver for...

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Church Property Damage News 07/23/2023 church property damage Jul 22, 2023

(July 18) Crews Battle Fire At Dallas Church | TX

Dallas Fire-Rescue battled a 6-alarm fire at a church located at 2200 South Marsalis Avenue that started Tuesday afternoon.

Crews received a call at around 1:54 p.m. and noticed smoke coming from the vents and eaves of the building when they...

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