Military-Style Christian Sect Leader Charged in Child Sex Abuse Case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: NBC News

AUG 22 2017, 1:44 PM ET
by ASSOCIATED PRESS




Clockwise from left, Peter Green, Stacey Miller,
Joshua Green and Deborah Green.
Cibola County Sheriff's Office

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A leader of a New Mexico military-style Christian sect is facing dozens of child sexual abuse charges in a case that authorities say is connected to widespread abuse by the religious commune.

Peter Green of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps in the remote community of Fence Lake, New Mexico, faces 100 counts of criminal sexual penetration of a child, according to a criminal complaint filed August 15. Sect members Deborah Green, Joshua Green and Stacey Miller also face various charges ranging from child abuse, bribery and not reporting a birth.

Miller faces one count each of intentional abuse of a child age 12-18, bribery of a witness and not reporting a birth.

In a statement, the group said the allegations "are totally false" and similar to others the group has faced over the years.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/military-style-christian-sect-leader-charged-child-sex-abuse-case-n794866

[underpants]

1. They look like the kind of people I'd like to get involved with

[Marthe48]

3. Wow, imagine trusting your child to these people

Man, they must talk a good game. Poor children. Poor, poor children.

[Warpy]

2. Unusual. Most Christian whackjobs who screw kiddies avoid this state

There were Warren Jeffs settlements in all states surrounding us, and in northern Mexico, but none in NM.

The ones who do try to make their heaven on earth full of underage tail are not appreciated by local authorities, who are generally unimpressed by their version of god.

[jberryhill]

4. Radical Militant Christians

[Canoe52]

5. Looks like a nice upstanding family to me!

[Judi Lynn]

6. The Latest: Christian sect raid plan to avoid violence

Updated 3:13 pm, Tuesday, August 22, 2017


ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a New Mexico military-style Christian sect facing child abuse charges (all times local):

2:15 p.m.

A sheriff says authorities carefully planned a raid of a New Mexico paramilitary Christian sect amid a child sexual abuse investigation to avoid potential violence.

Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace told The Associated Press on Tuesday deputies surprised the sect's Fence Lake, New Mexico, compound during church services to make sure everyone was located in one place.

Mace says authorities were concerned armed sect members might try to stop deputies' attempt to arrest leaders on child abuse and child sexual abuse charges.

More:
http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/The-Latest-Authorities-eye-status-of-children-11950283.php

[Ptah]

7. Former sect member has been trying to expose group for years

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A former member of a military-style Christian sect says that for years she's been trying to draw attention to the New Mexico group whose leader has been charged with dozens of counts of child sexual abuse.

Maura Alana Schmierer told The Associated Press on Monday that she had been interviewed by investigators recently about the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps.

Schmierer left the sect in the late 1980s. She said she's "been trying to expose them for years" and appeared in a National Geographic Television show documenting her experience.

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/36190272/former-sect-member-has-been-trying-to-expose-group-for-years

[longship]

8. OF COURSE!!

(To quote Cenk Uygur.)

[Binkie The Clown]

9. What!?! A religious leader charged with sex crimes? I'm shocked, just shocked.

well, not really. Isn't kind of a commonplace anymore that someone who professes to be so perfect in public is often a real looser in private.

[SonofDonald]

10. Oh those booking pics...

It looks like these folks don't know what a shower/bathtub is, and those critters nesting on the men's faces, children would be scared being in the same room with them.

The things some do when it's their "religion" is beyond belief, those poor kids, I hope they get far away from these people and get the help needed to recover from this nightmare.

[Aristus]

11. What military? The Confederate army?

Those beards wouldn't last long in today's army, unless one was a Sikh.

[Ilsa]

12. Their little soldiers learn to threaten

people as if we were reliving the Inquisition. "Convert, or face the rack!"

[jmowreader]

13. Looks more like the Aggressive Meth Cooking Corps to me

Of course they said the allegations are totally false. The likelihood that any of these scum are going to do this...

...is less than zero.

[TNNurse]

14. Aggressive Christianity!!!!!

WTH

[gilligan]

15. Boy

If your mug shot made you guilty.

[Dave Starsky]

19. You can't judge a book by its cover.

That having been said, holy shit these people are freaky looking.

[Codeine]

16. Their communion wafers are pure crystal meth. nt

[Blue Idaho]

17. And this surprises who - exactly?

The more fundamentalist the believer the more likely they are all kinds of fucked up.

[Doug the Dem]

20. Nobody with a Measurable IQ

I mean, seriously, how many dozen times have we heard the same basic story?

[negoldie]

18. Huh

Funny their isn't a Mensa member in the bunch.