Bad news continued for a Southern Baptist Convention spotlighted in
recent months by major newspapers for out-of-control sexual abuse with
Monday’s arrest of a Louisiana pastor accused of raping an 11-year-old
girl over a two-year period.
Bellview Baptist Church in Westlake, Louisiana, fired 45-year-old
John Michael Ward as pastor of the church since 2012 after his arrest by
the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office on 10 counts of first-degree
rape, 40 counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and two counts of
child pornography.
Bruce L. Baker, director of Carey Baptist Association, released a
statement
on behalf of the church saying both the association and the Louisiana
Baptist Convention have reached out to help the congregation minister
both to the victim and her family and the family of the accused.
Another Southern Baptist minister charged with child abuse – Baptist News Global
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