UPDATED::Former pastor says Angley abused him

UPDATE:: The Rev. Ernest Angley admitted sexual encounter

In 1996, internationally known televangelist Ernest Angley admitted to his assistant minister that he had had sexual relations with a man who was employed by their church, Grace Cathedral in Cuyahoga Falls.

The telephone conversation was tape-recorded and made available to the Beacon Journal and Ohio.com last month.

The person who provided the tape did so for a promise of anonymity. That person felt called to action after reading about an exchange of lawsuits between Angley and another former Grace Cathedral pastor, the Rev. Brock Miller. Miller sued Angley in August, claiming that sexual abuse Angley inflicted upon him has caused permanent damage. Angley has countersued for defamation.

The source believed releasing the tape would show that Angley, who has preached vehemently against the “sin” of homosexuality, has a history of sexual abuse involving his employees.

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UPDATE::  Former pastor claims sex abuse against televangelist

The allegations detailed in a complaint filed Wednesday in Akron by Brock Miller, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were previously reported by the Akron Beacon Journal in January.

Miller claims Angley, who recently turned 97, forced him in 2004 to get a vasectomy as a condition of his employment, inspected his genitals and repeatedly asked questions of a sexual nature at Angley’s Grace Cathedral in Cuyahoga Falls. The lawsuit alleges Angley made Miller lie on a bed while the televangelist massaged him.

A man who served as an associate pastor at Ernest Angley’s Grace Cathedral says he was sexually abused by Angley on and off for nine years.

The Rev. Brock Miller resigned in July 2014 after telling his family that, despite his deep love for the Cuyahoga Falls church, he simply could no longer deal with Angley’s perversion.

At the time, Miller turned down repeated interview requests from the Beacon Journal. But late last month, he contacted the newspaper and said he was ready to share his story.
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Miller, now 32, says that although Angley never actually touched his genitals, his boss required him to disrobe and masturbate in front of him.

Former pastor says Angley abused him