OKLAHOMA
Peoria Journal-Star
By Mike Miller
The death of Tom White, executive director of Voice of the Martyrs, on April 17 was a profound shock.
White, who experienced persecution himself while imprisoned for 17 months in Cuban jails, took his own life.
VOM reports that he was facing allegations of “inappropriate contact with a young girl.”
“Rather than face those allegations, and all of the resulting fallout for his family and this ministry and himself, Tom appears to have chosen to take his own life,” the statement says.
The Associated Press had more information, according to The Christian Post:
The AP also revealed that the police had requested from the Washington County District Court an order to have White’s cell phone carrier provide “real time GPS pinging” of his phone in hopes of discovering his whereabouts. Authorities had noted in the document that White “had been reported to have molested a 10-year-old juvenile female” and disappeared as the investigation got underway.
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