Riverside police have arrested the assistant pastor of an evangelical church on suspicion of having sex with a child. The Rev. Anthony Tyrone McComb was arrested Dec. 16 and arraigned Monday on a charge of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. McComb is being held at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. Bail has been set at $1 million. McComb is an assistant pastor at the New Jerusalem Christian Center in Riverside. The district attorney's office said the charges are not related to his work at the church. In 2007, McComb published a book, "Dating With Purpose."
Non-Catholic Clergy Abuse & Crimes
Anyone know how much was paid out to the victim of the above sex abuse or the others documented at the link?
No Catholic will ever defend the indefensible. Most of the sex abuse that took place dates back to the 50's and earlier, long before JPII. I would ask you, however, what is being done in non-Catholic communities to stop predatory sex abuse of children? This is not limited to the Catholic Church.
Sex Abuse of Children by Protestant Clergy.
The Catholic Church here, through its bishops in the USCCB, have implemented a program to prevent future occurrences. This includes all members of the community who come in contact with children, from janitors in the schools to volunteers who teach children at the parish level. We all are subjected to fingerprinting and a police background check. We are also required to attend classes on how to identify sexual predators and what actions to take. This is possible because of the centralized nature of the Catholic Church. It is also the reason why the media have been able to focus a laser beam on us. This is not possible in the non-Catholic denominations where there is no one to take responsibility.
Report: Protestant Church Insurers Handle 260 Sex Abuse Cases a Year
Worse still, is the sex abuse of children in the education system.
WHEN BOYS ARE MOLESTED BY TEACHERS AND OTHERS IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY
And then there are the camp counselors, Big Brothers of America and the list goes on and on. There is plenty of guilt to go around.
Well there ya go! The Catholic Church is just as corrupt as other churches. I'm sure Catholics the world over will sleep better tonight.
Oo, a bash the church thread for crimes some of her members committed decades ago before all the present day reforms? Sounds like fun. Lee me just jump in the shower, I’ll be right back...
Lemme be clear though, it’s absolutely important to have threads like this, that expose abuse everyone has known about for decades and is now being completely resisted and reformed and indeed no new such cases of abuse have been reported that occurred after, say, 2004.
Yes absolutely important to dredge up such “news”, because after all it’s not like there’s anything else more important going on, like Christians getting raped and killed in the Middle East. Or anything like that or anything.
Ok, now I’m hopping in the shower, bbiab...
Report: Protestant Church Insurers Handle 260 Sex Abuse Cases a Year
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Worse still, is the sex abuse of children in the education system.
WHEN BOYS ARE MOLESTED BY TEACHERS AND OTHERS IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY
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and you may thank Dr. Kinsey for all of it.
How many cults post notices in their buildings and on their public websites saying in no uncertain terms “if you see one of our people abusing kids, call the cops, call Child Protective Services, then call us”? How many legitimate religious organizations, for that matter?