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Six PA Ministers Accused Of Sex Abuse On Scathing Southern Baptist List Six PA Ministers Accused Of Sex Abuse On Scathing Southern Baptist List
Six PA Ministers Accused Of Sex Abuse On Scathing Southern Baptist List Six ministers with ties to Pennsylvania were among hundreds of people with ties to Southern Baptist churches accused of sexual assault. "This table was created as a research tool to discover the scope of sexual abuse of children within the Sothern[sic] Baptist Convention," the 205-page report released last week reads. The Pennsylvania ministers on the list include: Name redacted, 34, Deacon: In 1992, he was arrested for abusing 8 girls between ages 3-14.  Otis Joseph: choir leader, teacher and camp counselor at  Bright Hope Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA.  He  was fo…

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Capitol Rioter, Penn State Grad Dies By Suicide Month Before Sentencing Capitol Rioter, Penn State Grad Dies By Suicide Month Before Sentencing
Capitol Rioter, Penn State Grad Dies By Suicide Month Before Sentencing A Pennsylvania man charged in the US Jan. 6 Capitol riot died by suicide a month before he was set to be sentenced, according to the Mercer County coroner's office. Matthew Lawrence Perna, 37, died on Friday, Feb. 25 after taking his own life at his home, the coroner’s office says. His sentencing date was set for Friday, April 1, in the US District Court District of Columbia court records show. Perna was federally indicted in the Capitol riot and pleaded guilty in December to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding an…

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