A former youth pastor of Grace Brethren Church on Marion Ave. in Mansfield has been indicted on 26 counts of sexual battery by the Richland County Grand Jury.
John Picard, 41, was indicted last year on 16 counts of sexual battery of two teenage parishioners.
Richland County Assistant Prosecutor Bambi Couch-Page says the new case involves unlawful [...]
Youth Pastor Indicted On 26 Counts Of Sexual Battery
February 19th, 2009 · No Comments · News
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Presbytery Finds Former Pastor Guilty
November 20th, 2008 · No Comments · News
A former pastor who had worked in River Forest and Elmwood Park was found guilty in a church trial for sexually abusing a minor in the 1980s.
A panel of six Prebytery of Chicago pastors and elders unanimously found the Rev. Ronald M. Campbell guilty of molesting and raping one of his former youth group members [...]
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