Terry Rudisill was the pastor at Cornerstone Independent Baptist Church in Lincolnton, NC, He was arrested in July 2023 for two counts of statutory sex offense with a child and three counts of indecent liberties with a child. This was for assaults reported in 2016 when the victim was fifteen. The delay was due to jurisdictional issues. The case was reported to police who had no jurisdiction where the crime took place, but the case was not transferred to the Sheriff’s office until this year.
Rudisill was also arrested in March 2023 for an incident with an 11-year-old girl.
He is out on $50,000 bail.
- WCNC: Man charged by Lincolnton police for child sex crimes reportedly a church pastor
- WCNC: Arrest made by Lincoln County detective in child sexual assault case from 2016.
