Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Matthew Thomas Wyatt was a frequent guest preacher at Southside Baptist Church in Yadkinville, North Carolina. The pastor confirmed that Wyatt preached there several times but wanted it understood he was not officially a pastor there. He was charged with felony sex crimes involving a child less than fifteen years old.
Ronald Van Overloop was the pastor at the anti-gay Grace Protestant Reformed Church in Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, Michigan. He was also an influential leader in the Protestant Reformed Church with his sermons and articles featured in the denomination’s publications and websites.
Tyler Selby was hired as Music Minister at Robinwood Baptist Church. He was arrested for producing Child Sexual Abuse Material. Unlike most organizations that have employed a predator, Robinwood did not erase all evidence of his existence and instead posted an announcement on its site stating he had been fired and there is no evidence he preyed on children at the church.
Edward (Ed) Wonnacott was a group leader at Celebrate Recovery Church in Rogers, Arkansas. In August he was arrested for possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.
Michael James Shover is the pastor at Pella’s Christ the Redeemer Church. He was at the Iowa State Capitol. He got in a shouting match with LGBTIQA protesters and said they were all devoid of morals. He then asked “Why is pedophilia wrong?” The video went viral and he claims criticism is out of context and that it was a rhetorical question. Maybe so, but why does he entertain the question at all?
Steve Morgan is the lead pastor at Joshua Church in Austin, Texas. He founded The Network, a collaboration of evangelical charismatic churches. Before that, though, he was convicted of raping a fifteen-year-old boy.
He was convicted in 1986. He served his time.
Steve Morgan is the lead pastor at Joshua Church in Austin, Texas. He founded The Network, a collaboration of evangelical charismatic churches. Before that, though, he was convicted of raping a fifteen-year-old boy.
He was convicted in 1986. He was offered diversion, a way to get a clean criminal record. .
But he never divulged his history to his congregation. He could tell this story as one of redemption through faith, but instead he hid it from people who brought their children to church with them.
Daniel Savala moved to Texas and became an itinerant pastor, going from Chi Alpha chapter to another. He was associated with five chapters, teaching youth that his sexual abuse was a spiritual rite. Chi Alpha did not tell the students who participated in their events that Savala was a sex offender allowing his to sexually abuse or rape at least thirteen victims. Hundl even brought family members aged 11 and 12 to Savala to be abused. There are often allegations of child sexual abuse networks. This was one.
Two women have come forward alleging they were abused by men in the church when they were children. One was eleven, the other twelve. They, individually, told the pastor and his wife who offered to pray for them, but did not report the abuse to the police as required by law. In Tennessee, everyone is a mandatory reporter if they suspect abuse. This has been the law since 1965.
The age of consent in Alabama is sixteen so the Sauers was not charged with rape or sexual abuse. Instead the charge was for a teacher-student relationship when the student is less younger than nineteen.
After Sauer was arrested, the girl was told she could not play softball unless she signed a waiver agreeing to hold the school harmless in regard to the incident with Sauers. This was particularly damaging as she is a strong player who hoped to secure a sports scholarship.
He was arrested in June 2023, charged with twelve felonies in Grant Parish, Louisiana. The charges are three counts each of oral sexual battery, first degree rape, aggravated crimes against nature, and indecent behavior with juveniles. He is held on $950,000 bond.