Our coronavirus coverage is free for the first 24 hours. Find the latest information at tampabay. Please consider subscribing or donating. The former pastor had already admitted to sexually abusing one of his teenage congregants. He had agreed to serve 10 years in prison. He said nothing as he waited Thursday for a judge to pronounce the sentence.
Former Odessa youth pastor gets 10 years for sex with girl from church
Tampa Bay. Headlines Tampa Bay. A former youth pastor at a Tampa church says allegations of sexual abuse were covered up, and he was fired after telling higher-ups at the Riverhills Church of God. The suit details that security cameras in the hallways near bathrooms in the church were removed and the church leadership in February noted Lugo disappeared in the building. The minor accused Lugo of abuse in March , about a month after cameras were gone. The victim of the alleged abuse was an elementary student at Grant Park Christian Academy , which rented space from Riverhills Church of God at the time but relocated shortly after the incident with the janitor. Church officials, according to the lawsuit, said it was the responsibility of the school to report the incident.
Florida megachurch pastor arrested for breaching Covid-19 health order
The pastor of a southwest Florida church opened many eyes and ears Sunday when he said he wants married couples in the congregation to -- have sex for 30 days in a row. Willard Harley about learning each others' emotional needs. And we began to study it and apply it to our marriage, and it revolutionized our marriage, and we know that, you know, God is the one who talks about love and authors love, and he knows that he wants us to be intimate and connected with each other on a daily basis. Wirth told CBS News he believes most people go into marriage "without really knowing each other emotionally, without knowing their partner's emotional needs, and this the challenge is a way for people to discover their greatest needs -- both married and non-married couples. He cited a recent study out that found that 20 million Americans who are married have sex fewer than 10 times a year.
Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch accused of holding two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violating a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. He was charged with unlawful assembly and violation of a public health emergency order. Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister said his command staff met leaders of the River at Tampa Bay church about the danger they were putting themselves — and their congregation — in by not maintaining appropriate social distancing, but Howard-Browne held the services. Howard-Browne is not alone in refusing to curtail in-person worship services despite public health orders designed to stop the virus from spreading. Churches in Ohio, Kentucky and Louisiana have continued to invite worshippers in recent days because at least half a dozen states offer some degree of exemption for faith in their orders to shutter non-essential activity during the pandemic.