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“She had contacted me approximately half an hour before I got a phone call from the Dallas Police Department… She absolutely knew that I wasn’t going to be home. She asked me if I was with my family. It was Christmas Eve. So she knew I wasn’t gonna be home. … Furthermore, her version of the story has changed. … I did not ask anyone to go into my home.” — Serita Agnew

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Backstory: “Video: Sandy McGriff Tells Her Side of the Story”, December 27, 2010

We haven’t seen any criminal record ourselves (yet — does anyone know where we can view a copy?), but this would explain the initial confusion over Sandy McGriff’s real identity when the Dallas pastor was picked up for burglary — and it sheds a whole new light (or casts a whole new shadow) on the whole bizarre story: (more…)

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First, a re-cap, posted in yesterday’s Black Collar Crime Round-Up:

Accused: Sandra “Sandy” McGriff, a.k.a. Kathy Robinson, 50, co-pastor with husband Weldon McGriff (brother of the late Larry McGriff, prominent Dallas pastor of the original Church of the Living God), Dallas, Texas, of burglarizing the home of a congregant of “more than $10,000 worth of clothing, purses and electronics.” Police also say she slipped out of two sets of handcuffs, and kicked and scratched officers as they arrested her. One Charles McGriff “said his family’s relationship with Sandra and Weldon McGriff had been strained for months as they had disagreements over how best to lead a church,” and so Weldon and Sandra McGriff (or “Evanglist Sandy Mcgriff,” as she calls herself on Facebook) established their own church, also called Church of the Living God. Story: Dallas Morning News, December 26, 2010

Now, Ms. McGriff’s side of the story, presented without comment (we’re too busy munching on popcorn): (more…)

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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.

Awaiting sentencing: Carlton F. Hammonds, 56, former pastor, Willows Baptist Church, Willows, California, after an October 1 conviction of three felony counts of lewd acts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery against two teenage girls. Hammonds was due to be sentenced in November, but prosecutors are considering asking for a psych evaluation before sentencing. Story: Conservative Babylon, September 12, 2010; Orland Press Register, December 14, 2010 (more…)

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