UPDATE:: Florida pastor accused of sexually abusing minor kills himself, police say
A Florida pastor and popular Christian radio host who was recently charged with sexually abusing a teenage girl has killed himself, authorities say.Bryan Fulwider, 59, was pronounced dead in his home late Sunday, Altamonte Springs police told the Orlando Sentinel. The pastor and former 'Friends Talking Faith’ co-host had been out on bail since Oct. 17.The Medical Examiner's Office for Seminole County ruled Fulwider's death to be a suicide.
Fulwider was arrested earlier this month after a young woman told investigators he sexually abused her for years while he was her pastor.
Well-known
Central Florida clergyman and radio show host Rev. Bryan Fulwider was
arrested Wednesday after a victim came forward to report having been
sexually abused “numerous times” by the pastor as a child, Winter Park
police said.
Fulwider,
59, was booked into the Seminole County jail after his arrest, where he
is being held without bail. According to a warrant, he faces 30 counts
of sexual battery of a person younger than 18 by a person in position of
custodial authority.
He faces the possibility of life in prison if convicted.
Rev. Bryan Fulwider, co-host of ‘Friends Talking Faith,’ accused of sexually abusing child as pastor at Winter Park church - Orlando Sentinel
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