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Bestselling author and leader of Denton Bible Church in Texas, Pastor Tommy Nelson, says he is ready to transition away from the helm of his megachurch and turn it over to a team of younger leaders a year after confessing that the church failed to prevent the abuse of multiple young girls by a former youth pastor by not involving women when evaluating abuse allegations.
A former youth pastor in Texas accused of sexually abusing 14 young girls placed under his care is now free after his sentence was reduced to 25 months for good behavior.
Robert Shiflet, a former youth pastor at Denton Bible Church in Texas who was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison in June 2021 for child sex trafficking charges, is set to be released next month but will spend the rest of his life under federal supervision.
Robert Shiflet, a former youth pastor at Denton Bible Church in Texas who was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison in June 2021 for child sex trafficking charges, is set to be released next month but will spend the rest of his life under federal supervision.
A North Texas megachurch has revealed that one of its former youth pastors sexually abused at least 14 girls from two different churches.