MASON COUNTY - A West Michigan priest has been removed from two Mason County parishes following an accusation he engaged in “inappropriate conduct in public with an adult,” according to the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids.
The Rev. Johnson Jeyabal Pappusamy submitted his resignation to Bishop Walter Hurley last week, while law enforcement officials continue to [...]
Catholic diocese says Priest’s resignation due to investigation of ‘inappropriate conduct’
February 24th, 2009 · No Comments · News
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Pastor Hides Child Molester In Church Parsonage
February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · News
Residents called for the Brooklyn Town Council president to resign Thursday night.
The call comes following the finding that Brooklyn Town Council President Frank Sams is housing his brother-in-law, Dennis Waltz, 55, who is a convicted child molester, at the Brooklyn Church of the Nazarene parsonage within 1,000 feet of a school. Sams is the pastor [...]
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Embattled pastor of First Baptist in Ocala Resigns
November 28th, 2008 · No Comments · News
OCALA - The Rev. Mark Cummins, the embattled pastor of First Baptist Church of Ocala, resigned Tuesday to start his own church, according to First Baptist officials and members of the congregation.
Cummins announced his resignation Tuesday night during a meeting called “to pray for Mark and his direction,” said Bob Hart, a church deacon [...]
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Records List Lewd Texts, Molestings by Pastor Darrell Gilyard
September 21st, 2008 · No Comments · News
More than 800 pages in the Darrell Gilyard case are released.
She was a 15-year-old Jacksonville girl with behavior problems whose parents trusted their pastor to give her private counseling.
But details the teen gave to police about what she said happened in darkened rooms and elsewhere describes anything but help meant for a troubled child.
The [...]
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