Pastor accused of child rape

[nhboy]

"PORT ORCHARD -- Church leaders in South Kitsap County are a genial group. Despite theological differences, they meet monthly for lunch, hobnobbing about charity events or ways to improve their ministry. Over the years, they occasionally extended invitations to Pastor Robbin Leeroy Harper, asking him to join their circle. But the mild-looking church leader rebuffed every overture.

Pastor Robb, as he is known to adherents, led a congregation of 60, who met several times a week on the quiet, rural road where Harper had founded The Church. There, in a gated compound, he preached a non-denominational -- though strict -- interpretation of the Bible and kept largely to himself.

Eight days ago, Harper was charged with multiple counts of child rape stretching back at least to 1994, after five young women -- all of them one-time members of the congregation -- accused the married father of four of years of sexual abuse within the church compound."

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[Thankful]

Very sad and the guy was a veteran The article didn't mention if his own children were female.

 

[virgovictoria]

Not sure what being a Veteran has anything to do with it.

"Pastor" Robb violated, allegedly , the lives of many pure and innocent girls using his position as a leader and person of God, voice of God moreover, and it is grotesquely beyond words.

These are the situations in which I wish violence was instituted in our judicial system. Robb should be stoned by any willing victim and parent until their arms give or they feel forgiveness. And I can bet which will come first. Also, I dare say that time will sure be cut short in the therapist's office.

 

[godsbutterfly]

This is terrible. That's a good question as to whether any of his children were girls and what may have happened there. If he didn't socialize with the families I am wondering when and where the abuse on these girls took place? I am by no means saying I don't believe them and I am all too aware pedophiles can be very cunning but intercourse takes at least some degree of time and opportunity.