CITRONELLE (AL)
AL.com [Birmingham, AL]
October 5, 2022
By Dennis Pillion
A pastor from Citronelle has turned himself in to Mobile police after being indicted on nine charges, including rape, sodomy and sexual abuse.
Court records show that Gregory Renee Adams was indicted by a grand jury on three counts of first degree rape, two counts of second degree rape with a victim under age 16, two counts of sodomy and two counts of sex abuse.
According to WKRG TV in Mobile, Adams was a pastor who would frequently travel to churches in Citronelle and Waynesboro, Miss., where investigators said he would meet his victims.
Two of those said the abuse started when they were 12 years old and spanned decades.
Court testimony in the case reportedly stated that Adams told his victims he could determine whether they went to heaven or hell and that he used “holy oil” as a lubricant to assault the victims.
Booking records from the Mobile County Jail show Adams was booked Tuesday. His bail was set at $320,000.