Houston Chronicle identifies Southern Baptist Church staff, volunteers convicted of sex crimes

TYLER (TX)
CBS 19 TV

February 11, 2019

By Reagan Roy

On the heels of the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops instructing all Catholic dioceses in the state release a public list of clergy “credibly accused” of child sex crimes, the Houston Chronicle has published a nationwide report detailing Southern Baptist Convention church officials and volunteers nationwide who have been convicted of sex crimes.

In the Texas section, four ex-East Texas pastors were identified.

BILLIE LEWIS MINSON – PASTOR (SMITH COUNTY)
Minson was arrested in August 2008 one count of indecency with a child. Police say he molested a 12-year-old female family member at a motel.

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