Conservative Babylon

Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Sentenced: Farrukh Ahmed, 48, former administrator, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills (a $2,000 donor to California’s anti-gay Proposition 8), Chino, California, to 270 days in jail, three years’ probation and restitution of $25,000, as part of a plea bargain. Ahmed pleaded no contest to one count of felony grand theft related to upwards of $750,000 missing from church funds; his lawyer still insists he is innocent, and suggests that Ahmed was made a scapegoat because of his Pakistani-Muslim background. (Numerous right-wing sites, such as ManhattanDeclaration.org, were quick to reprint stories about the “former Muslim” embezzling from the “Christian” church.) Story: Chino Valley Now, January 5, 2010; Inland Empire Courts, November 19, 2010; Inland Empire Courts, December 20, 2010 (more…)

Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Awaiting sentencing: Wilfred Edwin Dennis, 75, former Anglican priest “who left the mainstream Anglican Church to join a breakaway group, called the ‘Anglican Catholic Church,’” Adelaide, South Australia, slated for February, 2011, for “his third set of child sex offences.” First convicted in 1970 of sexually assaulting two altar boys, he was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months’ supervised parole, and then was reinstated by the church. “Between 1975 and 1976 Dennis abused another altar boy and between 1977 and 1978, abused another two altar boys. Dennis, now 75, is still serving a 20-month sentence” for the assault on his first victim, a 15-year-old boy, whom he sodomized in the “robing room” of his church, “but has not been sentenced for the 1977-78 offences after being found guilty of three counts of indecent assault and four of unlawful sexual intercourse.” “It’s astonishing that he went back to the ministry having gone to jail for abusing an altar boy,” said South Australian District Court Judge Sydney Tilmouth. While he was on trial in 2009, it was reported that Dennis had told John Hepworth, former Archbishop of the Anglican Catholic Church of Australia, that he had “molested more than 40 boys after one tried to blackmail him,” after which Hepworth “contacted police and helped to organise Dennis a lawyer.” Story: Adelaide Now, August 18, 2009; Sydney Morning Herald, February 25, 2010; ABC News, April 8, 2010; ABC News, December 15, 2010; Adelaide Now, December 18, 2010; Broken Rites, undated (more…)

Because there’s no way we can track every sex crime and scandal in the Roman Catholic church — so we’ll just give you the headlines. Of the following, however, the more interesting cases may end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Thomas Adamson
• Archdiocese seeks $64K in abuse case, Star Tribune, November 24, 2010

David Ajemian
• Priest charged with harassing local TV newscaster, Boston Globe, November 19, 2010
• Previous coverage, Conservative Babylon: November 7, 2010

Emil Boutin, Jr., a.k.a. “Father Mike”
• Another hearing scheduled for suspended Blessed Sacrament priest, Wicked Local, December 13, 2010 (more…)

“I’m not suppose to talk to anybody. I was told to just stay quite, stay out of it. … I’m not talking to anybody…Thank you very much.”

— Accused Knights of Columbus
youth leader Juan “Julian” Rivera
“Knights of Columbus sex abuse scandal continues“
ValleyCentral.com, December 16, 2010

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Number-one Catholic backer of anti-gay legislation, we say? Yessiree. Here’s some starter info (see much more here) on the millions of dollars these holier-than-thous have pumped into the War on Gays… while, it appears, the KoC has been busy covering up sex crimes against children committed within its own ranks… since 1986. (more…)

Claims to fame: Mexican-born Roman Catholic priest; revered founder, Legion of Christ (La Legión de Cristo) and Regnum Christi; boy-rapist; fornicator; bastard sire; crook, monkey junkie

Moral apex: Gosh, where to start? (more…)

Because there’s no way we can track every sex crime and scandal in the Roman Catholic church — so we’ll just give you the headlines. Of the following, however, the more interesting cases may end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Stephen Bzdyra
• 3rd sex abuse lawsuit filed against Conn. priest, NewsOK, December 10, 2010
• Third person claims sexual abuse by Valley priest, New Haven Register, December 10, 2010
• Third man accuses Seymour priest of sexual abuse at Meriden church , Republican-American, December 11, 2010

Byron “Father Barney” Canada
• Mich. priest sentenced in $2.7M real estate scheme, Chicago Tribune, December 10, 2010

Francis DeLuca
• Plaintiff calls for St. Elizabeth penalty, News Journal, December 7, 2010
• Jury awards punitive damages in Del. priest abuse case, Delmarvanow.com, December 8, 2010
• Delaware jury goes easy on parish in abuse verdict, Washington Post, December 8, 2010
• Jury awards $30 million more in priest abuse case, News Journal, December 8, 2010
• Clergy abuse in Delaware: St. E ordered to pay damages of $1, News Journal, December 9, 2010
• Priest, parish to pay damages in 1960s sex abuse case, Dover Post, December 9, 2010
• DeLuca owes $30 million in punitive damages; St. E’s $1, WDEL, December 9, 2010
• Previous coverage: November 18, 2010

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Because there’s no way we can track every sex crime and scandal in the Roman Catholic church — so we’ll just give you the headlines. Of the following, however, the more interesting cases may end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Thomas Adamson
• Archdiocese seeks $64K in abuse case, Star Tribune, November 24, 2010

Ian Appleton
• Paedophile’s victims speak out, IOL, December 3, 2010

Raymond Brady
• Trial for retired priest charged with indecent assault of 10 boys, Irish Times, November 27, 2010 (more…)

Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Accused: Kevin Joseph Boyd, Sr., senior pastor, The Apostolic Church, Jackson, Mississippi, and CEO, Presiding Bishop & Prelate of The Church of the Apostolic Faith International, Inc., of coercing one Darrell Lodge, “a young male church member into a sexual relationship while serving as his spiritual adviser and bishop.” Lodge’s civil suit (with allegations similar to those “leveled against Atlanta mega-church pastor Bishop” Eddie Long “by four young men”) claims Boyd “has a pattern and practice of singling out a select group of young male church members and using his authority as bishop over them to ultimately bring them to a point of engaging in a sexual relationship,” and that the pastor “would discuss the holy scripture to justify and support the sexual activity.” Lodge’s lawyer “said his client’s interaction with Boyd began at age 12.” Rod 2.0 notes: “The Apostolic Church is a fundamentalist, charismatic branch of the Pentecostal movement that views homosexuality as sinful. The churches are overwhelming hostile to gays and gay rights, but have a long history in the Black community of attracting and being home to many Black gay youth and gay men. Gay members have been encouraged to pray, speak in tongues or even more.” Story: Clarion Ledger, November 26, 2010

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Claims to fame: Defrocked Catholic priest; former administrator, Sacred Heart of Mary, Rocksprings, Texas, who also served assignments in Kansas, Missouri, & Nebraska; suspected boy-rapist & would-be murderer

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Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Indicted: Johnny William “Bill” Cabe, 50, pastor, Riverside Independent Baptist Church, Rock Hill, South Carolina, and convicted felon who served seven years in prison for bilking “religious investors” out of $8 million, on felony charges of sexual abuse of an 11-year-old boy (contributing to the delinquency of a minor and committing a lewd act on a child under 16). This is the third time Cabe has been up on child sexual-abuse charges. Story: Conservative Babylon, August 26, 2010; Herald Online, November 13, 2010 (more…)

Because there’s no way we can track every sex crime and scandal in the Roman Catholic church — so we’ll just give you the headlines. Of the following, however, the more interesting cases may end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Monsignor Peter Beriña
• Youth accuses Catholic priest of rape, Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 14, 2010

Miguel Cala
• Parents sue Miami Archdiocese, say son was molested in Coral Springs, Miami Herald, November 16, 2010
• Archdiocese of Miami Sued Over Alleged Sexual Abuse by Coral Springs Music Teacher, Miami NewTimes, November 16, 2010
• Jailed teacher faces new molestation suit, Miami Herald, November 18, 2010

Samuel Ciccolini
• Treatment center is target of audit to look for fraud, Beacon Journal, November 17, 2010

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Because there’s no way we can track every sex crime and scandal in the Roman Catholic church — so we’ll just give you the headlines. Of the following, however, the more interesting cases may end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

David Ajemian
• Priest in Conan O’Brien stalking case speaks out, MyFoxBoston, November 3, 2010

Jose Antonio Boitron
• Peruvian Man Videotapes Wife in Bed with Priest, Latin American Herald Tribune, November 5, 2010

Monsignor Patrick Brown
• Morris County pastor admits tax evasion, diverting $63K from parish funds, Star-Ledger, November 3, 2010
• Long Hill, NJ, pastor admits stealing $64K from St. Vincent de Paul Church, Daily Record, November 4, 2010

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Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Arrested: Kennedy Arinaitwe, pastor, Christ the Way Church, Kinoni, Rwampara, Mbarara, Uganda, “over defiling and impregnating one of his flock,” a 14-year-old girl. “Arinaitwe said he was praying for the girl, but got tempted to have sex with her.” Story: New Vision, October 26, 2010 (more…)

Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Sentenced to four years each:

Alex Brown, 61, vicar, Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, St. Leonards-on-Sea, U.K., found “guilty of conspiring to facilitate the commission of breaches of immigration laws” after presiding over “360 sham marriages where penniless East Europeans, with rights to live and work in the UK, were paid up to £3,000 [$4,744] each to wed Africans, mainly from Nigeria”; (more…)

Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Facing extraditon: John M. Fiala, 51, Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old male catechism student, from Kansas to Texas, where the alleged crime took place in 2008. Story: Omaha.com, April 21, 2010; KTKA, September 14, 2010 (more…)

Claims to fame: Former boys’ basketball coach & driver’s ed teacher, Mater Dei (Catholic) High School, Santa Ana, California; presumed statutory rapist (more…)

Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.

Captured: Miguel Cala, 37, in Virginia and charged with sexually assaulting a child under 12 years of age. Until May, 2010, was a longtime music teacher at St. Andrew’s Catholic School, Coral Springs, Florida. Police say Cala has confessed. Story: Miami Herald, September 8, 2010 (more…)

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Details: Monterey County Herald.

Next court appearance: November 13, 2009.

Backstory: “Michigan Priest Faces Sex Charge,” April 3, 2009

October 22, 2009

The Rev. Johnson Jeyabal Pappusamy, 38, began serving a 30-day jail sentence Wednesday after entering a plea to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct …

Full story: Grand Rapids Press