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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Financial Crime News 07/23/2023 financial crime news Jul 22, 2023

(July 18) $100,000 Stolen In Checks From Rocky Mount Post Office Since January

Residents in Rocky Mount want answers as checks continue to be stolen from the post office. WRAL News reported in April that a church had $15,000 stolen in forged checks that they mailed from the very same post office....

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Property Damage News 07/16/2023 church property damage Jul 15, 2023

(July 13) Over 100 Years Up In Flames After Fire At Historic Kansas City Church | Kansas City, MO

Firefighters are investigating a fire that broke out at a Kansas City, Missouri, church.

The Mount Christian Worship Center at the corner of 36th Street and Wabash Avenue caught fire at around 5:40...

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 07/16/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Jul 15, 2023

(July 14) Takoma Park Pastor Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Church Member | Takoma Parl, MD

The pastor of a Takoma Park church has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a member of his congregation under the guise of providing a healing massage for her injured ankle.

Erick Odir...

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