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2. the pastor had "preying on these very, very troubled boys who don't have a father figure in their lives".

Sat May 9, 2026, 07:00 PM

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Prosecutor James Wascom told jurors seated for Reed’s trial that the pastor had demonstrated a pattern of “preying on these very, very troubled boys who don’t have a father figure in their lives”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/new-orleans-pastor-guilty-sexually-molesting-teens

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Show me an evangelical church JBTaurus83 13 hrs ago #1

the religious are the biggest child groomers on the planet Skittles 12 hrs ago #4

gospel according to pulp fiction rampartd 12 hrs ago #6

using that nonsense to teach intolerance, too Skittles 12 hrs ago #7

Religious fundamentalism is a mental illness. sop 12 hrs ago #5

This guy need to be put in prison with the general prison population. pdxflyboy 12 hrs ago #3

Still NOT a drag queen! Enter stage left 12 hrs ago #8

To these pastors, Jesus' forgiveness is cheap and easily available. Norrrm 10 hrs ago #9

You really don't want to get me started on religion. n/t Morbius 10 hrs ago #10

Put him in GenPop and let nature take its course. Aristus 9 hrs ago #11

It's always the ones who you most suspect! Initech 8 hrs ago #12

What is that word??? Jacson6 8 hrs ago #13

As one of my teachers used to tell me Jilly_in_VA 2 min ago #14