Posted on 05/24/2022 6:27:07 AM PDT by Morgana
A 65-year-old Indiana pastor has stepped down from his role in the church after admitting he had an affair with a 16-year-old girl in front of his entire congregation.
Pastor John Lowe II stepped down from the New Life Christian Church after being confronted on stage by Bobi Gephart, a 43-year-old woman who came forward with a microphone to tell their church in Warsaw, Indiana, how he'd groomed her as a teen, starting when she was 16 - the legal age of consent in the state.
Pastor Lowe II had just told the church that he 'sinned' 20 years ago by committing adultery, without mentioning how old the woman or girl was at the time.
He begged for the church's forgiveness, then received a standing ovation.
Bobi then stormed towards the stage with her husband, Nate, to say it 'was not just adultery' because she was so young at the time.
'For 27 years I lived in a prison... I lived in a prison of lies and shame. Lying to protect the Lowe family. For years I thought I was a horrible person, having suicidal thoughts and not realizing what had been truly done to me.
'I would still be in a prison if my brother had not just approached me two weeks ago with what he had seen as a teenager that bothered him all these years: his pastor in bed with his younger sister.'
Turning to Lowe, she continued: 'I was just 16 when you took my virginity on your office floor. Do you remember that? I know you do.
'You did things to to my teenage body that should have never been done. If you can't admit the truth, you have to answer to God. You are not the victim here.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“Pastor Lowe II had just told the church that he ‘sinned’ 20 years ago by committing adultery, without mentioning how old the woman or girl was at the time”
Sounds like he had a heads up as to what was coming and tried to mitigate the damage.
Talk about being put on the spot..whew
The difference between church and public schools: the Dims want this to be the norm.
Yes, and on any given day, it’s raining somewhere, sometimes where one would least expect it.
They ain’t nothin harder than a preacher’s _____
Wow! Bad day for the “past-or”. Many bad years for his victim.
Pastor. That means not catholic, right? Had to have dumped her after the popping and made her feel used. So she kept coming back to the church. Reminds me of Anita Hill.
Sounds like the Mississippi Squirrel Revival.
More like a Dr. Hook song: "She was only 16"
“He presented a pearl necklace that his wife had been given by the church....”
Well that certainly was a poor choice of gifts. SMH
“the New Life Christian Church … in Warsaw, Indiana”
“New life Christian church” sounds non denominational, but yes certainly not catholic.
“...he had an affair with a 16-year-old girl in front of his entire congregation.”
Well, that certainly makes it difficult for the congregation NOT to notice.
He did NOT commit adultery he committed statutory rape.
Pastor. That means not catholic, right?
I thought this only happens in the Catholic Church?!?!
<< eyeroll >>
If it wasn’t his wife (which is obvious), it was also adultery.
“he’d groomed her as a teen, starting when she was 16 - the legal age of consent in the state.”
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