A church in Texas has been on the receiving end of a lot of flak after it decided to hire a pastor, charged with as many as 29 counts of child sex abuse, to its music ministry. According to court documents that were retrieved from Alabama, Kyle Adcock sexually abused a 14-year-old girl during his stint as a youth minister at another church from 2010 to 2012. Naturally, this revelation has caused current congregants of First Baptist Church of Bedford to worry about their teenage children taking music classes with the pastor in question.
Despite a simple search on Google revealing a number of mug shots and questionable information about Adcock’s alleged offences, his colleague Pastor Steve Knott said, like all other churches, First Baptist Church of Bedford carries out thorough background checks before hiring its employees. When asked to clarify his statement, Knott said that Adcock had not yet been convicted of a single crime as his trial date had been set for later this year.
Adcock was arrested from Woodward Avenue Baptist Church in Texas in 2014 and held on a $500,000 bond.
The church, where Adcock worked at the time, expressed grief upon his arrest.
“The congregation of Woodward Avenue Baptist Church is deeply saddened by the news that unfolded yesterday regarding a former staff member,” the church had said in a statement. “Our first priority is to offer prayer for the victim and her family. We are willing to work with law enforcement agencies in any way necessary to help in their investigation and would encourage anyone with information about the case to contact law enforcement. Woodward Avenue Baptist Church is committed to having a positive influence in the Shoals and beyond.”
Julie Brooks, parent of one of the many teenagers who take classes at First Baptist Church of Bedford, said that she does not want the alleged offender anywhere around her child.
“Kids trust ministers,” she said. “And if they are approached by someone who works in the church, you would trust him. You would have no reason not to.”
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