From: Associated Press
A judge has entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of a former janitor charged with making a lewd proposal to a 14-year-old girl at a megachurch in Tulsa.
Israel Castillo said nothing during his arraignment Friday morning. A judge entered the plea on his behalf and scheduled an Aug. 19 trial date.
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From: SF Gate News
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two of the five Tulsa megachurch employees accused of waiting two weeks to report the rape of a 13-year-old girl on ministry grounds are due in court for a pre-trial hearing.
John and Charica Daugherty — the son and daughter-in-law of the co-founder and pastor at the 17,000-member Victory Christian Center — are expected to appear in district court Friday.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/2-in-Tulsa-church-abuse-case-due-in-court-4222746.php#ixzz2J0iUZXRW
Security at Church: This is another report of sex abuse related to a mega-church. Two Pastors have been charged and required to report to court for NOT reporting the crime in a timely fashion.
From: Fox News Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, NC - More parents come forward with concerns about how Victory Christian Center and its school handled sex crime charges against an employee that also involved a minor.
Those parents believe the pastor needs to talk about what happened and address the impact on the children.
"Are they going to be open and honest or are they going to make it seem not as serious as it really is?"