California pastor and parishioners plead guilty to forcing 13 yr old boy to dig his own grave

[davidn3600]

A California pastor and two members of his congregation admitted in court that they physically abused a 13-year-old boy and made him dig his own grave.

According to affidavits published by The Los Angeles Times, 56-year-old Heart of Worship Community Church Pastor Lonny Lee Remmers, 24-year-old Nicholas James Craig and 30-year-old Darryll Duane Jeter Jr. said that they were following instructions to “scare” the victim. All three of the men had worked at a group home where the boy lived.

In March of 2012, the men reportedly took the victim to the desert where he was forced to dig a grave. After he got in the grave, the men threw dirt on him.

The men also rubbed salt into his wounds while he was showering, tied him to a chair with zip ties, and sprayed mace on his face until he bled.

At one point, the boy was made to sit in the middle of a Bible study group and pinch his own nipples with pliers, investigators said.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/08/ca-pastor-and-parishioners-plead-guilty-to-forcing-13-year-old-boy-to-dig-his-own-grave/

[merrily]

1. No words.

[nomorenomore08]

2. WTF was their "reasoning" (if you can call it that)? n/t

[Tetris_Iguana]

3. OMFG

What the hell is wrong with these people?!

[LuvNewcastle]

4. Sick, sick, sick

The boy was living in a group home, under their care, and they treated him like this. The mother told them that she wanted them to "scare" the boy. I guess this was thought to be some form of discipline for him. This was all under the guise of religion. Too bad we don't have extra felony charges for 'religious' disciples who do sick shit to people.

[bluesbassman]

5. The sentences are bullshit...

Remmers could be sentenced to up to two years in prison after pleading guilty to inflicting bodily injury on a child and assault with a deadly weapon. Craig and Jeter were ordered to serve one year in prison, and placed on three years of formal probation after pleading guilty to child abuse charges and making criminal threats.

That kid's going to be messed up for the rest of his life, even if he gets some good therapy. Those three assholes are getting off easy.

[LuvNewcastle]

6. I agree.

People who abuse children should do 20 years. A year or two isn't nearly enough. And that so-called mother of his shouldn't be allowed to raise him, either.