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American-Statesman
By Katie Urbaszewski – American-Statesman Staff
At First Baptist Church on Heflin Lane in East Austin, the name of its pastor, who is accused of having sexual relations with a teenage congregant, has been covered by black duct tape on the church’s front sign.
The Rev. Henry Lee McGee’s name has also been covered on the church van, but one of the other pastors said the church has covered his name on its property for a while.
The church congregation voted out McGee, 68, of Round Rock, as pastor back in the fall, said the Rev. James Limuel. Before McGee’s ouster, the church in September held a special service celebrating McGee and his wife’s 17th wedding anniversary, according to the Austin Villager.
“Everybody was surprised by this,” Limuel said about the allegations. He offered his condolences to the teenage girl’s family. “We didn’t know what was going on.”
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