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Former pastor denies sex abuse charges

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments · News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over and over again Thursday, Sandy Martin Cook denied any sexual impropriety with three teenage boys in the 1990s while he served as pastor for the Shrewsbury Church of God.
Each time defense attorney James Cagle asked him about the allegations made by the alleged victims, Cook, 49, shook his head and denied [...]

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NY1 Special Report: New Archbishop Says Church Has Learned From Sex Scandal

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments · News

On Ash Wednesday, New York’s new Archbishop Timothy Dolan sat down with NY1’s Dean Meminger for an interview to discuss the issues facing New York’s Catholic Church.
“I’m very honored and grateful. But that doesn’t mask for a second that it is going to be tough leaving. There is some penance, some dying in that,” said [...]

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More testify against ex-pastor in sex abuse

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments · News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two more alleged victims testified Wednesday in Kanawha Circuit Court that a Shrewsbury minister sexually molested them when they were teenagers in the 1990s.
Sandy Martin Cook, 49, of Belle, faces multiple charges of third-degree sexual assault and sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian for alleged sexual misconduct with several boys [...]

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No mercy - call for pedophile Andrew William Dawson-Ryan

February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · News

A REMORSELESS Anglican Church pedophile who systematically abused boys “hundreds of times” must be shown no mercy, say prosecutors.
Prosecutors today told the District Court there was no reason to extend leniency to former Church of England Boys Society youth leader Andrew William Dawson-Ryan.
The 60-year-old’s counsel were hard-pressed to disagree – an hour-long hearing, set down [...]

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Trial Begins for Pastor Accused of Sex Abuse

February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · News

Sandy Cook, 48, is accused of sexually abusing several teenage boys back in 1994.
CHARLESTON –  Opening statements were were presented in the case against a former Kanawha County Pastor.
Sandy Cook, 48, who was the senior pastor at Shrewsbury Church of God, is accused of sexually abusing several teenage boys back [...]

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