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User - thepar
User Profile
| Gender | Male |
| Age Bracket | 50 - 59 |
| State | New York |
| Country | United States |
Miscellaneous
| Current Status | Not Logged In |
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| Forum Posts | 206 |
| Forum Threads Started | 59 |
| News Archive Submissions | 1 |
User Bio
I am a pastor and a respected leader in the community. I also am a Level 1 registered sex offender. In November of 1997, a computer technician found obscene images of teens on my computer which I had downloaded from the Internet. It would be a very long story for me to go into all the details, but suffice it to say that I pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted possession of an obscene sexual performance by a child. I paid a fine and was put on probation for a year. I resigned from the church which I was serving at the time.
I underwent two extensive psychological evaluations which found that I posed “no meaningful threat” to anyone. After evaluating all the circumstances of my crime and psychological evaluations, the mainline denomination of which I am a member was supportive of my continuing in pastoral ministry. I have been serving my present church since April of 1998. I informed the entire congregation of my criminal conviction during my initial interview. My church is thrilled to have me as their pastor, and believe me; I am thrilled to be serving them. Considering all the hysteria that there is around this issue, I have been blessed to be surrounded by many people with a sense of rationality and grace. Of course, I have experienced the irrational and hysterical as well.
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