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Plano Minister Arrested In Sex Sting Resigns

The pastor of a Plano megachurch told his congregation on Saturday that a minister facing charges of online solicitation of a minor has resigned.

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May 18, 2008
 
sting operation = entrapment

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#3
May 18, 2008
 
Where did all the existing comments on this story go?
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May 18, 2008
 
The Id wrote:
sting operation = entrapment
Entrapment? They didn't reach out to him...he reached out to what he thought was an underaged little girl. He wasn't entraped...and you're a moron if you think he was. When you cruise the streets and proposition a prostitute, you do so believing it is a prostitute...NOT ENTRAPMENT. The police didn't approach him and didn't steer him to Bryan...he showed up with a web cam and condoms...he thought he was going to have sex with a 13 yr old girl...may his soul burn in hell and his back side be pounded by his cell mate. Maybe then he'll see how rape feels. 5 to 1 odds he offs himself!
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May 18, 2008
 
I thought he should get promoted
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May 18, 2008
 
Conspiracy? Perhaps the media doesn't want any negative vibes floating around on the net....
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Where did all the existing comments on this story go?
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May 18, 2008
 
obviously he was not getting any O-FACE. OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH ......OH
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May 18, 2008
 
McCain McBush wrote:
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Republicans aren’t doing so well lately. Gosh, what could it be? Besides:
The economy going in to the toilet...$3.70 for gasoline... TWO BOTCHED WARS, giving our troops tanks without proper armor, providing substandard treatment in VA hospitals, turning the U.S. in to the country that’s known around the world for TORTURING PRISONERS, then lying about it, doing NEARLY NOTHING ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION... gosh, if those aren’t what did it... what else could it be?
Maybe preaching to us about morals???
Note: Some of the cases below involve allegations but not convictions. All suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty.
RECENT (2007 and 2008 only) Republican Sex Scandals (partial listing)
2008:
Bruce Barclay (REPUBLICAN)- accused of using hidden cameras to secretly tape hundreds of sexual encounters, many with MALE “ESCORTS”
Matthew Joseph Elliott (REPUBLICAN)- convicted of Sexual Exploitation of a Child
Robert McKee (REPUBLICAN)- charged with Burglary After Alleged Unauthorized Videotaping
2007:
Robert "Bob" Allen (REPUBLICAN)- arrested for solicitation of prostitution from a male officer inside a restroom
John David Roy Atchison (REPUBLICAN)- arrested for soliciting sex from a 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL
John Bryan (REPUBLICAN)- allegations that he had molested three girls, two were 12 – 15
Larry Craig (REPUBLICAN SENATOR)- arrested after complaints of lewd behavior in an airport men's room
John R. Curtin (REPUBLICAN)- convicted of molesting an UNDERAGE TEENAGE BOY
Richard Curtis (REPUBLICAN)- resigned from the House after reports of his sexual encounter with a male escort became public
Donald Fleischman (REPUBLICAN)- charged with two counts of child enticement, two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child and a single charge of EXPOSING HIMSELF TO A CHILD
Larry Dale Floyd (REPUBLICAN)- arrested for allegedly crossing state lines to have sex with an 8-year old child and seven related offenses
Ted Klaudt (REPUBLICAN)- found guilty of four counts of second-degree rape of two teenage foster daughters
Ronald C. Kline (REPUBLICAN)- pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. In 2002, charged with child molestation and under house arrest on federal charges of possessing child pornography
Joseph M. McDade (REPUBLICAN)- was issued a summons on a charge of exposure of sexual organs, also accused of exposing his private parts to two women at a beach resort
Patrick Lee McGuire (REPUBLICAN)- surrendered to police after allegedly molesting girls between the ages of 8 and 13
Jon Matthews (REPUBLICAN)- talk show host in Houston, was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17
Joseph Monteleone Jr.(REPUBLICAN)- city councilman, was found guilty of fondling underage girls and asking them, to have sex with him
Armando Tebano (REPUBLICAN)- pleaded guilty to fondling a 14-year-old girl
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In case you haven’t seen enough yet, THIS IS ONLY A FEW OF THE REPUBLICAN SEX SCANDALS LISTED AT: http://dkosopedia.com/wiki/Republican_Sex_Sca...
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you think it's better in trailer parks
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May 19, 2008
 
This man is a sexual predator and has let everyone that knew and believed in him down. I'm sure his wife would like to crawl under a rock. Too bad he couldn't think with anything but what's in his pants. He should do us all a favor and put himself out of his misery.
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#11
May 19, 2008
 
Oh, he's freed after posting $7000 bail. Tsk, tsk. The police sex sting hardwork for 2 weeks to catch this sexual predator is only rewarded with the arrested being a free man and $7000 bail after.
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#12
May 19, 2008
 
You know, in the old days we'd take a guy like that out of town and he'd just disappear forever. The old ways were best. You didn't have 100 of those perverts living in your neighborhood out on bail, free to do whatever to whomever. They just didn't live very long back then after they were exposed.
Where was it, Ohio, I think, where a guy got fed up and got addresses off the web of many offenders in his area and started shooting those on the list. Extreme, but effective.(Just kidding.)

Seriously, is there no better way to keep these folks locked away from our children? Our children deserve better.
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May 19, 2008
 
This is a very dis heartening story. To think that a preacher would do such a thing. Anyways, I was at that church this Sunday as a first time visitor and when the pastor began speaking of this situation, I looked over at my girlfriend, a long time member of the church, and she had no clue what it was about.

The Church is hurting over this embarrassing story. I feel for this mans family.
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May 19, 2008
 
Dude, you could pick any group and come up with a list like this. What is your point?
McCain McBush wrote:
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Republicans aren’t doing so well lately. Gosh, what could it be? Besides:
The economy going in to the toilet...$3.70 for gasoline... TWO BOTCHED WARS, giving our troops tanks without proper armor, providing substandard treatment in VA hospitals, turning the U.S. in to the country that’s known around the world for TORTURING PRISONERS, then lying about it, doing NEARLY NOTHING ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION... gosh, if those aren’t what did it... what else could it be?
Maybe preaching to us about morals???
Note: Some of the cases below involve allegations but not convictions. All suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty.
RECENT (2007 and 2008 only) Republican Sex Scandals (partial listing)
2008:
Bruce Barclay (REPUBLICAN)- accused of using hidden cameras to secretly tape hundreds of sexual encounters, many with MALE “ESCORTS”
Matthew Joseph Elliott (REPUBLICAN)- convicted of Sexual Exploitation of a Child
Robert McKee (REPUBLICAN)- charged with Burglary After Alleged Unauthorized Videotaping
2007:
Robert "Bob" Allen (REPUBLICAN)- arrested for solicitation of prostitution from a male officer inside a restroom
John David Roy Atchison (REPUBLICAN)- arrested for soliciting sex from a 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL
John Bryan (REPUBLICAN)- allegations that he had molested three girls, two were 12 – 15
Larry Craig (REPUBLICAN SENATOR)- arrested after complaints of lewd behavior in an airport men's room
John R. Curtin (REPUBLICAN)- convicted of molesting an UNDERAGE TEENAGE BOY
Richard Curtis (REPUBLICAN)- resigned from the House after reports of his sexual encounter with a male escort became public
Donald Fleischman (REPUBLICAN)- charged with two counts of child enticement, two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child and a single charge of EXPOSING HIMSELF TO A CHILD
Larry Dale Floyd (REPUBLICAN)- arrested for allegedly crossing state lines to have sex with an 8-year old child and seven related offenses
Ted Klaudt (REPUBLICAN)- found guilty of four counts of second-degree rape of two teenage foster daughters
Ronald C. Kline (REPUBLICAN)- pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. In 2002, charged with child molestation and under house arrest on federal charges of possessing child pornography
Joseph M. McDade (REPUBLICAN)- was issued a summons on a charge of exposure of sexual organs, also accused of exposing his private parts to two women at a beach resort
Patrick Lee McGuire (REPUBLICAN)- surrendered to police after allegedly molesting girls between the ages of 8 and 13
Jon Matthews (REPUBLICAN)- talk show host in Houston, was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17
Joseph Monteleone Jr.(REPUBLICAN)- city councilman, was found guilty of fondling underage girls and asking them, to have sex with him
Armando Tebano (REPUBLICAN)- pleaded guilty to fondling a 14-year-old girl
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In case you haven’t seen enough yet, THIS IS ONLY A FEW OF THE REPUBLICAN SEX SCANDALS LISTED AT: http://dkosopedia.com/wiki/Republican_Sex_Sca...
** No Copyright – OK to Repost Any or All **
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May 19, 2008
 
I feel for this man's family as well. I tired of seeing these weel know public officials, pastors, and politicans getting caught over sick crap like this! Espeacially in regards to pastors. Having grown up in the church, ist hard go back somtimes because you feel as if you really don't know this person as well as you thought. How can you as pastor tell me the things I do are wrong, my desires towards the opposite sex are wrong and the you go out and drive 200 miles to "meet" a 13yr girl for god knows what! He probaly told the cops he was there to "councel" her on the wrongings of sex. Growing up in my neghborhood there was always two types of men that were respected,liked, feared,and morality questioned; the minister and the pimp. Unfortunely in the church sometimes its hard to figure out which is which.
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May 19, 2008
 
The Id wrote:
sting operation = entrapment
who ever you are, you're a moron! what if had been a real girl he was going to meet? what if it was you 13yr old daughter? think before you speak.
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May 19, 2008
 
Prestonwood Baptist Church is not new to this. Remember the pastor who was "counseling" the women, got caught and resigned? I think it was in the 90's, but he had it going for years and got told on. I am sure the church heads would have wanted it kept secret, though.
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May 19, 2008
 
(I meant, not new to sex scandals. At least in the previous cases they involved adults.)
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#19
May 19, 2008
 
oh boy oh boy,those republican are very sick people and all because of a piece of a.sss and the good thing, few minister/man of God sex scandals sure is burning many weak republican
religion sure is a fairy tale and the root of all evil..
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#20
May 19, 2008
 
The Prestonwood staff seems more concerned about the family of this pervert than the number of children he might have molested. You can rest assured this was not his first attempt.

Now, perhaps Rod Drier could explain to us again how gay marriage is destroying the family unit.
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May 19, 2008
 
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YOU obviously have no brain in your head if you really feel that way. He should have resigned and should suffer the consiquences of his actions....
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May 19, 2008
 
I think Prestonwood the right thing, in accepting his resignation. He should be removed from the church, which is a Biblical principle.

I don't know if this was entrapment, but in actuality, what real crime was committed? There was no child involved; no sex involved. This was a crime of 'imagination'. I suppose these hold up in court, but it seems a little odd.
If he's guilt of real child molestation, then hang him.
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