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Tom Yossarian Joad

(19,230 posts)
Mon Dec 2, 2019, 08:18 PM Dec 2019

Televangelist Acton Bowen Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing Multiple Children [View all]

Source: Patheos

Suffer the children: Popular Alabama televangelist Acton Bowen pleads guilty to 28 charges of raping and sexually assaulting multiple children between the ages of 12 and 16.

Before his arrest in 2018, Bowen was the host of xlroads TV, a global broadcast reaching millions every week.

AL.com reports:

An Alabama evangelist pleaded guilty this morning in an Etowah County courtroom to 28 counts of sexual abuse involving six victims.

Paul Acton Bowen, charged in both Jefferson County and Etowah counties, was facing criminal charges, including enticing a child for sexual act, sodomy, traveling to meet a child for sexual act and sexual abuse involving six different victims between the ages of 13 and 16.

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Read more: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/12/televangelist-acton-bowen-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-abusing-multiple-children/





“If kids got raped by clowns as often as kids get raped by preachers it would be against the law to take your kid to the circus.”

– Dan Savage
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Okay, who is surprised? Nobody? Nobody? Aristus Dec 2019 #1
I;m a wee bit surprised soldierant Dec 2019 #14
Love the Dan Savage quote. LuvNewcastle Dec 2019 #2
You can bet that he is not the only one in that church that has a thing for young kids. Hotler Dec 2019 #3
Will he give all his congregants their money back.... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2019 #4
What a shock it is to learn Rev. Bowen is a conservative! Judi Lynn Dec 2019 #5
Which is worse - the Trump $$ Xmas Sweater or the Santaland Diaries costume? hatrack Dec 2019 #16
"...My heart is in reaching the next generation," keithbvadu2 Dec 2019 #18
... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #19
Wow ck4829 Dec 2019 #22
Add the Boy Scout leaders to the list BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #6
Not to worry; I understand Jesus is very forgiving... brooklynite Dec 2019 #7
So this is acceptable warmfeet Dec 2019 #8
Apparently ck4829 Dec 2019 #24
I agree. ... spin Dec 2019 #26
Disgusting Pisces Dec 2019 #9
Yes it is ck4829 Dec 2019 #23
He got away with over 28 counts of rape Farmer-Rick Dec 2019 #10
I hope those who have written checks, sacrificed good meals or other necessities lambchopp59 Dec 2019 #11
A televangelist. What a surpri... No, it's not. keithbvadu2 Dec 2019 #12
The full sentence is: spike jones Dec 2019 #13
Just a typical day in Jesusland RussBLib Dec 2019 #15
Prey TV -- it's just a curse on the human race . . . Journeyman Dec 2019 #17
What will his sentence likely be? (And is he likely to survive it?) I hear that... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #20
from your lips to God's ears. Maybe the prisoners are the real demigoddess Dec 2019 #21
K&R ck4829 Dec 2019 #25
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