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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

The alleged abuse occurred from 2006 to 2010 at the pastor’s home and at an Assemblies of God church in Baltimore County, Maryland, authorities said.

Thomas Pinkerton Jr. used to tell children in his youth group in Maryland that it was normal for a pastor to kiss boys on the lips, because that’s how Jesus greeted his disciples, according to an arrest warrant made public last week.

Kissing was just the beginning, several men from Pinkerton’s former youth group told police.

Pinkerton, 52, a youth minister known as Pastor Tommy, is being held without bond following accusations that he sexually abused six teens from 2006 to 2010 while working at Central Christian Church, an Assemblies of God church in Baltimore County. He was extradited from his home state of Georgia to Maryland last Wednesday to face 24 felony and misdemeanor counts in Baltimore County. His attorney, Justin Hollimon, said he pleaded not guilty.

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[-] Carvex@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago

Stiiiiiiiil not a drag queen

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 51 points 1 year ago
[-] skvlp@lemmy.wtf 34 points 1 year ago
[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago

Or a transgender person using the appropriate toilet.

[-] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Religious institutions must be like pre-chloroformed honeypots for vile people looking to abuse others. “Oh Jesus also liked to sword fight with his penis? Right on — let’s go, then.”

For fucks sake, people… How transparent does it need to be? It’s a system of control like any other, but the controlled think they’re “following Christ”.

You want to protect your kids? Keep them the fuck away from religion and the religious.

[-] cmoney@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

The fact that these religious institutions cover up the sex abuse because they don't wanna lose any offerings in that collection plate is a whole other level of fucked up.

[-] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Religious institutions are the best place for manipulation. So it makes sense pedos would use them. Condition youth that don't know any better and their parents willing leave children in their care with no oversight.

100% agree, children are not safe in any religion. Now if they are adults, they can do fuck all. But children? Nope.

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Reminder: not a democrat, not a trans athlete, not a member of the LGBTQ community, not a drag queen, not an immigrant.

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 year ago

It's always the ones you most suspect.

[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've seen him perform! Stage name is Miranda Warning. Oh that's right, never mind, still not a drag queen.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 year ago

Not a drag queen tho?

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Another drag... Oh its a christian? How original. /s

[-] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 14 points 1 year ago

And nothing will be done to protect children from these monsters.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 year ago

Pinkerton, who has worked as a traveling evangelist in recent years, was “completely shocked” by the charges, his attorney said Monday.

I agree. I've never heard of anyone within the christian movement abusing their power to sexually exploit children. That has never happened, ever. Not once. Nada. Nope.

[-] crusa187@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Huh interesting, not a trans or a drag queen, but in fact yet another white Christian male.

Republicans for child rape!

[-] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Absurdly, we all finance these pedophiles, their very favorite place to conceal themselves is the church/temple/mosque, and these are all tax free.

And now they can openly campaign, it's getting worse, not better.

[-] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

At this point I don't understand how there are still parents who leave their kids alone with members of any church, or republicans.

Like, "not all priests..." doesn't mean anything, you still won't take the fucking risk, right?

[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 3 points 1 year ago

Never forget to post from the guy who said he would rather leave her child with a pedophile than an atheist

[-] Njos2SQEZtPVRhH@piefed.social 1 points 1 year ago

This isn't news.

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