"The ministry said that it hired Jones knowing his background because he had made a "great turnaround in his life." It said the ministry also had consulted with Rice about Jones. But Rice said no one from Meyer's ministry ever asked about Jones' background.
"If they would have, I would have encouraged them not to have him work around children," said Rice, whose TV station airs Joyce Meyer's television show.
Evidently Rev. Rice didn't think it was important to volunteer the information. Not only that, he helped him get out of jail and gave him land to build a home.
This whole thing is absolutely appalling.
I'm not surprised to see Larry Rice's name come up in this sordid tale.