Youth Pastor

Youth pastor arrested for attempting to murder five children

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SHAWNEE, KS – Matthew Richards, a 41-year-old youth pastor from Shawnee, Kansas, is under arrest after allegedly attempting to murder his wife and five children, and subsequently trying to set their home on fire. The incident unfolded on September 16, according to local law enforcement. Richards is facing five counts of attempted premeditated first-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson with risk of bodily harm. His family, including his wife and five children, one …

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Youth pastor arrested for filming women as young as 14 in showers and bathrooms

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A South Carolina pastor has been arrested and charged with six counts of exploitation and voyeurism involving minors. 35-year-old Daniel Kellan Mayfield, the youth pastor of First Baptist Gowensville Church, was taken into custody last week following an investigation that began in May and uncovered numerous alleged recordings of minors in the church restroom, with some victims as young as 14 years old. Mayfield admitted to investigators that he had filmed a woman in the …

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