If it was a large established church, I would agree with that.
These days any person can start a flock if they want.
And then again, even some established churches are problematic aren’t they.
We used to use young girls that had been referenced to us. That being said, we seldom had a baby sitter. We were very protective of our kids. Even so, just allowing our kids to associate with known people didn’t prevent problems.
It’s a tough world out there.
Looks like the guy had been convicted of murder at least twice before. In the first one he got out on appeal and the charge was amended to something less.
On the second he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.