Tennessee pastor indicted, accused of sexual abuse of minors
Source: Associated Press
Updated 7:53 pm, Wednesday, March 7, 2018
COVINGTON, Tenn. (AP) A Tennessee pastor has been indicted on 47 charges related to sexual abuse of minors.
Tipton County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Billy Daugherty told WREG-TV in Memphis that 39-year-old Ronnie Gorton has been accused by three people, including one under the age of 13.
Gorton was indicted Monday and jailed Tuesday. He declined to answer questions from reporters as he entered jail.
He is the former pastor of Awakening Church in Atoka.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Tennessee-pastor-indicted-accused-of-sexual-12736728.php
Ronnie Gorton, Pastor of The Awakening Church, Allegedly Threatened to Commit Suicide Over Accusations That He Raped Two Boys
February 6, 2018
Ronnie Gorton, a married father and lead pastor of The Awakening Church in Atoka, Tennessee, has been taken in for a psychiatric evaluation after he allegedly threatened to take his life over accusations that he raped two underage boys.
Tipton County investigators told WMCActionNews5 that a 17-year-old boy came forward last week to allege that Gorton, 39, who has been married to his wife Rhonda for 15 years, sexually assaulted, molested, and raped him on multiple occasions. The Atoka Police Department also reported receiving a similar charge from a 20-year-old man who alleged that Gorton sexually assaulted him when he was underage.
Tipton County Sheriffs Office Chief Deputy Billy Daugherty told The Leader that the latest instance of alleged assault by the preacher took place on Jan. 31 and the case is a multijurisdictional investigation.
Theres an allegation in the county and an allegation in Atoka, Daugherty said. But theres nothing to indicate anything took place at the church.
More:
http://blackchristiannews.com/2018/02/ronnie-gorton-pastor-of-the-awakening-church-allegedly-threatened-to-commit-suicide-over-accusations-that-he-raped-two-boys/
sandensea
(21,529 posts)Sam McGee
(347 posts)Upthevibe
(7,881 posts)trumpster.....
SergeStorms
(18,898 posts)All legitimately earned by them, to be sure. It's as if the GOP had made a deal with the devil, and now the bill has come due. The devil is demanding payment (and of course Trump stiffs all of his creditors) and the gates of hell have been opened up to persuade the GOP to pay up.
The GOP is now reaping the whirlwind of all the horrible things they've done over the past few decades. If this is payment due time, they have a whole lot of misery coming their way yet, because the balance sheet on the devil's transactions is dead red, meaning the GOP hasn't even started paying off their debt yet.
I'd really love to believe this, that there is a balance to life, and all of your deeds - both good and bad - must balance out in the end. The GOP would never be able to get their ledger in the black again*.
*For the record, I don't believe any of this heaven/hell/god/devil stuff. The use of allegory is a wonderful method to get your point across. The creators of the bible certainly knew this.
True Blue American
(17,972 posts)All over her legs and did nothing about it are as bad as the 2 in jail!.
This is one more example of what the Right has turned Religion into.
All those wealthy Preachers praying for Trump make a mockery of faith. Pretending
They are following Jesus. They pretend they can be forgiven for anything.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Is it okay as long as it didn't take place in church? These people are really screwed up in the head.
TwistOneUp
(1,020 posts)He bleeves in the family and he's a Christian! I'm shocked!
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