Global Church Crime News 01/27/2023 global church crime Jan 28, 2023

(January 27) Spain Church Machete Attack Suspect Was 25-Year-Old Moroccan, Police Confirm | Spain

MADRID, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The suspect in a machete attack on two churches in southern Spain in which one clergyman was killed and another seriously injured is a 25-year-old Moroccan man who was due...

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Financial Crime News 01/27/2023 financial crime news Jan 28, 2023

(January 27) Deputies Seek Public's Help After ATV, Other Items Stolen From Kanawha County Church |WV

Deputies are asking for the public’s help finding suspects accused of stealing an ATV and other items from a church storage building in Kanawha...

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Property Damage News 01/27/2023 church property damage Jan 28, 2023

(January 26) Fargo Man Charged With Breaking Into Church To Watch Porn | Fargo, ND

FARGO — A Fargo man is accused of breaking into St. Paul's Free Lutheran Church and using a church computer to watch pornography.

Desire Konkai Kiadii, 20, faces two counts of felony burglary in Cass County...

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 01/27/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Jan 28, 2023

(January 26) Apostolic Christian Academy In Maryville, Ex-Employee Sued Over Alleged Sexual Abuse | Knoxville, TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A man arrested last month on a sexual assault charge and a Maryville church have been sued for millions by the parents of the alleged victim.

On Jan....

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Homicide And Gun Crime News 01/27/2023 homicide & gun crime news Jan 28, 2023

(January 27) Man Found With Gunshot Wounds Near Gulfport Church | Gulfport, MS

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Police are investigating a scene near a Gulfport church where one person was found shot. The man was found near Grace Temple Baptist church with two gunshot wounds. Gulfport Police say he is...

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Global Church Crime News 01/20/2023 global church crime Jan 22, 2023

(January 19) Farmer Breaks Into Abuja Church, Steals Pulpit | Aruba

A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court, Abuja on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old farmer, Salisu Sule to 12 months imprisonment for stealing church glass pulpit and wheelbarrow.

Sule of Yimi, Zuba, Abuja pleaded guilty to two counts of...

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Assaults and Sexual Crimes 01/20/2023 assaults and sexual crimes Jan 22, 2023

(January 19) Denver Man Sues Catholic Church, Paroled Ex-Priest Over Alleged Sexual Abuse | Denver, Co

Scott Verti alleges Timothy Evans sexually assaulted him more than 100 times between 1998 and 2003. Scott Verti hopes a lawsuit will begin to remedy a long-held regret.

The 37-year-old Denver...

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Homicide And Gun Crime News 01/20/2023 homicide & gun crime news Jan 22, 2023

(January 18) Man Gets Life For Fatally Stabbing Beloved Baltimore Woman In Church Bathroom | Baltimore City, MD

Church employees found 69-year-old Evelyn Player fatally wounded in a locked bathroom after she received 38 stab wounds and 54 "cutting wounds" to her face and body. Two days later, the...

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Property Damage News 01/20/2023 church property damage Jan 22, 2023

(January 19) Man Charged In Lincoln Park Church Burglary In Which At Least $9K Stolen | Chicago

A 27-year-old Chicago man has been charged after thousands of dollars were stolen from a Lincoln Park church last month. Hannibal Kerry was charged with burglary of a place of worship, criminal...

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Financial Crime News 01/20/2023 financial crime news Jan 22, 2023

(January 20) Man Charged In Lincoln Park Church Burglary In Which At Least $9K Stolen | Chicago

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 27-year-old Chicago man has been charged after thousands of dollars were stolen from a Lincoln Park church last month. 

Hannibal Kerry was charged with burglary of a place of...

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Church Litigation News 01/13/2023 church litigation Jan 15, 2023

(January 11) Lawsuit Filed Against Former West Lafayette Pastor Accused Of Mishandling Child Sex Abuse

The Department of Justice has appealed a verdict that found the government liable for the 2017 shooting at a Sutherland Springs, Texas, church and awarded the victims' families $230 million, a...

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Property Damage News 01/13/2023 church property damage Jan 15, 2023

(January 10) Ilkley Church Fire Being Treated As Arson

Police are currently investigating an arson attack at the church. Were you in the area of St Margaret’s Church on Queens Road in Ilkley between 15:30 and 16:20 on Monday 9th January and saw something suspicious?

Police are currently...

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