Sunday, December 26, 2021

Youth Minister Arrested

Do social media posts provide window into case? 

The Flowood Police Department issued the following statement on Facebook. 

 

Pine Lake issued the following statement:

 “We are aware of the recent arrest and charges involving a former Pinelake staff member. When the allegations were first brought to our attention, we quickly reported it and began working closely with authorities to assess the situation. These charges are very serious and deeply disturbing. It is a heartbreaking betrayal of our standards, especially from someone in a position of trust. Our priority is to shepherd and care for our church family, and we will continue to work diligently to provide care and support to all those affected by this situation.”

A Twitter user posted these messages under the screen name @tylerswaggard. 




  Kingfish note: It will not be surprising to learn that the suspect was taking pictures of the victims and selling them online.  

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32 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is awful.

Kudos to Pinelake (which I know nothing about) for taking quick action.

Castrate him.

Anonymous said...

Too much power for the required qualifications to hold a position of what some consider a person of trust. These kids could have come from a broken home and didn’t know what was happening was wrong. Unfortunately this perv will move on to another church just like the perv from Morrison heights. Growing up I was close to someone that was a victim to a similar villain and I hope that hell is not good enough for them.

Anonymous said...

Satan has a special place in hell for vermin like this.

Anonymous said...

6:16, the perv from Morrison Heights is dead and did not move on to anywhere except jail. However, the church did drag its feet for a good while.

Anonymous said...

6:34…yeah, by his side at all the cool parties. Before he goes to hell, he should be castrated and beaten half to death.

Anonymous said...

Take him outside and whack his damn pee pee!

Anonymous said...

i'm sure theres a lot more skeletons in church closets around here...

Anonymous said...

I’ve been a volunteer at Pinelake for over 3 years and I am in complete shock. I’ve even worked with Tyler on a few projects the past several months and I never saw any indications.

Anonymous said...

6:49, are you talking about this guy?

https://www.wapt.com/amp/article/langworthy-pleads-guilty-avoids-prison/2082444

He apparently avoided prison due to a potential problem with the statute of limitations. Thankfully, there are those who insisted on calling it out:

https://www.chron.com/news/special-reports/amp/Awful-awful-trauma-Southern-Baptist-13621251.php

Anonymous said...

@8:27PM
Wow. Why are you so violent?

Justice for Pinelake said...

Why have we not heard directly from Chip Henderson. Is he hiding under his $10k desk?

Justice for Pinelake said...

You see, this is the problem with these super-mega churches. They’re run like corporations with no personal ground-level concern for the flock. Pinelake preys on weak-minded individuals that are tricked with the splendor and splash that an organization with massive resources can provide. But it’s all hollow. And they have massive paid staffs and volunteers so there are bound to be rando pedos that slip through the bureaucracy.

Anonymous said...

Youth ministers across the nation have a target-rich environment for molesting kids. Never trust them! Protect your babies!!! This is not an isolated situation; it happens weekly across the nation!

Anonymous said...

I noticed the police department didn't mention the church name and neither did the media. It goes to show that cults have people everywhere.

Anonymous said...

Pinelake and all churches & schools: Ministry Safe . . . use it!

Anonymous said...

it’s been buried. this is the only outlet with coverage..

Anonymous said...

11:19 - I wouldn't be at all surprised if he had Ministry Safe certification. It's not hard to pass. It has more value at making the honest people look out for predators than rooting out the predators themselves.
If he hadn't been arrested before, a background check wouldn't have caught him. Depending on how far back the social media posts go, it might not have been caught when he was hired. Constant monitoring of social media and one on one mentoring by an older man in the church might have caught it. Or maybe not.

Many churches let men who are too young have unaccountable leadership positions.

Anonymous said...

"Anonymous said...
I’ve been a volunteer at Pinelake for over 3 years and I am in complete shock. I’ve even worked with Tyler on a few projects the past several months and I never saw any indications.

December 27, 2021 at 12:24 AM"

To quote Dale Gribble, "never trust nobody," and that includes any and all religious leaders.

Anonymous said...

@1:13 - old men in churches abuse kids too, they are just more experienced and less likely to be caught.

Anonymous said...

“Why have we not heard directly from Chip Henderson. Is he hiding under his $10k desk?”

@9:04, Chip Henderson is too busy opening another branch to concern himself with this. He is on track to rival the pope in 5 years.

Anonymous said...

Please take these post down to protect these children and. Not jeopardize the case!

Anonymous said...

@7:24pm, you must be a Pinelake stooge working overtime to silence this story. KF doesn’t need your advice. He has a right, nay an obligation as a journalist to report the truth. Go back to Chip and the PR firm y’all have on retainer.

Anonymous said...

@7:24 - you misspelled “protect this church.”

Anonymous said...

I saw the references to Ministry Safe and looked for more information online. Many immediate links were for answers to the online quizzes that have to be passed as part of certification (also includes background checks, etc, for what it’s worth). A bunch of online “training” videos are apparently assigned to applicants, with the correct answers readily available a few clicks away. Sounds good on paper, I’m sure.

Anonymous said...

6:16, you are one sick person

Anonymous said...

9:13 a.m./8:30 p.m.,

I've been in and out of churches (mostly out) since my parents first forced me to attend a First Baptist church. I first attended Pinelake with many of the prejudices you seem to have. Most of them were swept aside the first time I heard Chip Henderson speak.

I still have little-to-no patience for frauds, bullshit artists, and political activist-type preachers. But Chip is the real deal, and so are the others I've heard speak in that church (only a couple of possible exceptions come to mind).

FYI, I first read this story, published by a different local news outlet, almost a week ago:

https://www.wapt.com/article/rankin-co-youth-minister-arrested-on-child-exploitation-charges/38584016#

-1:18 a.m.

Kingfish said...

Yes, the news broke a week ago. Hmmm..... Why did I post this a week later? Maybe because i uncovered some new info on the case such as his selling pics of the kids online.

Anonymous said...

Why is 6:16 a sick person ?

Anonymous said...

No need to defend yourself on this one, KF. My intention was simply to point out that the presumed conspiracy of silence, suggested in the comments, was not accurate in this case. As we have come to expect, good work on your end. -1:18

Anonymous said...

So sad for the victims.

Imagine being so delusional that you would post these kind of things on twitter and think you would not get caught.

I wonder if the perpetrator himself was not also abused

Anonymous said...

"6:16, you are one sick person" ...December 27, 2021 at 10:54 PM

Why is that? Do you prefer glossing over this story and pretending the minister was on a mission from God? Methinks YOU might be the 'sick person'.

Anonymous said...

These churches protect their name. Remember when First Baptist Jackson had a run-in with its preacher? He was paid off and left. Broadmoor had a minister misuse lots of funds. It was swept under the rug. However, the preacher eventually leaves as pressure builds against him when these things happen. Give it time.


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