Brother Stair Arrested following sexual assault allegations amid ongoing FBI probe

The Charleston Post and Courier ^ | December 18, 2017 | Michael Majchrowicz and Angie Jackson

[blindsangamon]

Authorities on Monday said the founder of a rural Christian compound in Walterboro was arrested on sexual assault charges after several women came forward with allegations.

Preacher Ralph Gordon Stair, 84, was arrested by Colleton County sheriff's deputies Monday morning, and S.C. Law Enforcement Division agents were serving a search warrant at the Overcomer Ministry, which is located on a rural property tucked off S.C. Highway 61, said Lt. Tyger Benton.

Authorities said Stair is charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, one count of assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, one count of kidnapping, one count of burglary in the first degree, one count of second-degree assault and one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

Stair is expected to appear before a magistrate for a bond hearing Monday afternoon.

[Ken H]

“Overcomer Ministry”

Will refrain from comment...

[Lurkinanloomin]

Overcomer Ministry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

That one is ripe for jokes........

[Joe Dallas]

A commie whack job.

[atomic_dog]

84? What was he charged with ... assault with a dead weapon?

/could not resist

[GOPJ]

LOL - could this be an effort by the deep state FBI to say, "It's not all liberal elites who are pervs... it's 'Christians' too".

Traditional Americans are the people the deep state hates... and none more than 'Ministers' and their flocks clinging to their guns and religion...

[GOPJ]

LOL - could this be an effort by the deep state FBI to say, "It's not all liberal elites who are pervs... it's 'Christians' too".

Traditional Americans are the people the deep state hates... and none more than 'Ministers' and their flocks clinging to their guns and religion...

[gr8eman]

Soft On crime?

[billorites]

Will wait to see whether the evidence stands up in court.

[MamaB]

Found him on shortwave radio years ago. I did not care for him very much. He was calling people dogs. Just my $.02 but that was not right. If I remember correctly, he had a commune in one of the Carolinas. There were some very interesting people on shortwave back then.

[dfwgator]

A “Christian”, like Jim Jones?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I found him all over the Short wave years ago. Haven’t listened in years.

[left that other site]

Stair said, “Where y’all want this killin’ done?”
God said “Up on Highway 61.”

[M Kehoe]

84?

Check his bank account for Viagra purchases

5.56mm

[Fresh Wind]

This isn’t his first problem of this sort.

But he was born in Bethlehem, so that should count for something.

(Bethlehem, Pa, that is.)

[Keyhopper]

84 years old!
Hell you couldn’t blue pill that thing awake

[joesbucks]

Is this the same guy who had the overnight shortwave preacher broadcast? I honestly thought he was dead.

[GOPJ]

Natosha Lehr, a 16-year-old who said Stair sexually assaulted her numerous times over the course of five months this year, rejoiced at the news of his arrest. Lehr said Stair groped and molested her during her frequent visits to the farm, where she worked and attended worship services with her parents. She detailed the alleged sexual assaults in a video posted to YouTube this fall.

I'm not impressed with any group that preys on young people... no matter what they call themselves. It's got to be more wide spread than one old man in his eighties for all these law enforcement groups to be involved...

[leaning conservative]

Why yes Mr. Gator. More koolaid? ; )

[upchuck]

Overcomer?

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