AUGUSTA (GA)
WRDW
Reporter: Hope Jensen
Email Address: hope.jensen@wrdw.com
AUGUSTA, Ga — An Augusta church is raising some eyebrows both locally and nationally because of a spiritual retreat. It’s not the subject matter that has some upset, but instead the sex offender here to lead it.
The Episcopal Convent of Saint Helena is hosting a guest speaker, Reverend Lynn Bauman. A little over a decade ago, Bauman plead guilty to sexual contact with a young boy, also on a church retreat.
The brochure for the event features a photo and list accomplishment after accomplishment of Bauman. It lists him as a teacher, an author, a retreat master and many more. But it does not mention his criminal history.
In 1999 Bauman plead guilty to indecency with a child by contact and inducing a sexual performance by a child. His victim was 8 years old.
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