Posts tagged sex abuse in the church

• Ft. Myers Pastor Charged with Sexual Abuse of Minors

  Joe Saunders | August 02, 2006 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Pastor Russell Brown was arrested Monday night on charges he molested three young boys who attended his church, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. He is accused of three felony counts of lewd and lascivious behavior. Prior to his arrest, he had been pastor of the church for 20 years. In all, there are six children that have come forward to accuse Brown of sexual abuse between the years...

• New Boss (Hopefully) Not the Same as the Old Boss

  Joe Saunders | July 23, 2006 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As the Diocese of Venice, which includes Sarasota, prepares to welcome a new bishop, we can only hope that this new prelate will deal with the scourge of sexual abuse more openly and honestly than his predecessor, Most. Rev. John Nevins. Nevins has a long history of transferring, covering up, and protecting abusive priests. In fact, in one notorious case, he set up the offending priest with...