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1099: Daniel Savala

Child Molestation, Sexual Abuse
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Daniel Savala was a youth pastor at Clover Pass Community Church in Ketchikan, Alaska, in the late 90s when he sexually abused children at the church. He was sentenced to two years in prison, but all but 90 days was suspended. Letters from Assemblies of God clergy organized by Eli Stewart and Eli Gautreaux pled for leniency. Savala has been associated with the Chi Alpha, a Christian campus ministry since at least 1989. He spent many years working as an itinerant pastor, going from one Chi Alpha chapter to another.

1088: Matthew Porter

Child Sexual Abuse Material, Secret Photos or Recordings
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Matthew Porter was the youth pastor at Bethel Baptist Church in Bradenton, FL when he was caught secretly recording young Bible study students undressing in his home. He had a house sitter while on a trip to Mexico and the sitter discovered a hidden camera and reported it to police. The sitter gave police permission to search. They found cameras that Porter said were for security, but then they found recordings of the girls, ages 12 to 16. The recordings are Child Sexual Abuse Material even though he was not charged with it.

1086: Christopher Hundl

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Sexual Battery, Sexual Misconduct
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Christopher Hundl was the pastor of Mountain Valley Church and the Baylor University chapter of Chi Alpha, an ecumenical global campus ministry sponsored by the Assemblies of God. Baylor University is a Southern Baptist private university in Texas with a multi-denominational student body. Hundl was an employee of the Assemblies of God, not Baylor University. He resigned his position shortly before being arrested in May 2023 for allowing minors to be sexually abused by his spiritual mentor, Daniel Savala, a registered sex offender. At the time of his arrest, the sex offender was not named. Savala was arrested in June, 2023. The Chi Alpha chapter was also suspended by the University.

1080: Michael Sperou

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Grooming, Organizational Cover-Up, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery
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Michael Sperou was the pastor at North Clackamas Bible Community. Most people would call NCBC a church but they reject that term as inadequate to the meaning of their fellowship. They proudly announce and promote the teachings of Mike Sperou and he is all over their website despite his third-time conviction for raping children.

1077: Laverne Paul Fox

Child Molestation, Child Rape
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Laverne Paul Fox was the principal of Faith Baptist Academy in Wildomar, California. Thirty years ago, he raped a 15-year-old girl who came forward as an adult. Fox was extradited from Pennsylvania to face trial in California. However, he pleaded guilty in a deal for 18 months prison, but the judge sentenced him to two years after hearing the victim’s statement.

1069: Jim Duran

Organizational Cover-Up
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Jim Duran is the District 6 City Councilmember in Ventura, California. He is also the lead pastor at The River Community Church in Ventura. He and his wife, Pamela, are being sued for covering up his son’s sexual abuse of her, beginning when she was fourteen.

1055: Michael Coleman

Solicitation of a Minor
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Michael Wayne Coleman was a Mormon bishop in Mesa, Arizona. In 2014, he was arrested and charged with soliciting minors for sexual exploitation. The LDS church suspended him when he was investigated. He was working for a company that arranged foreign exchanges for students to come to the United States and had online conversations with the students. He asked them for nude photos, for a kiss, etc. A student complained to the company, they seized his company laptop and informed the police who arrested him.

1047: Johnny Hunt

Sexual Assault
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Johnny Hunt was once the president of the Southern Baptist Conference and pastor a the megachurch First Baptist Church Woodstock. He was forced out after the Guideposts report on sexual abuse in the SBC was released. In the report, he was included for the alleged sexual assault of fellow pastor’s wife. He admitted to “kissing and awkward fondling'” but claimed it was consensual.