The "ex-gay" industry is quite a racket. What is even worse is the many lives these people screw up, especially the younger folks. And, it's even worse in this case, because this (supposedly) "ex-gay" Sunday school teacher was supposed to be helping this young man with his same-sex desires (to get rid of them). Obviously, what he really wanted was to take advantage of the young man and rape him.
From The New Civil Rights Movement:
Police have arrested the Sunday school teacher at the Polly Ann Church of God in Eubank, Kentucky, after a 16-year old student complained he had been sexually abusing him for the last six months. Rex Murphy (left) was charged with first degree sexual abuse, third-degree sodomy and using a minor in a sexual performance. According to the arrest citation, the unnamed victim said Murphy had touched him inappropriately at the church and at Murphy's home, on at least ten occasions.
The boy told police Murphy convinced him he had the power to see all his sins by touching him. He said after his assaults, Murphy would threatened to kill the teen with "black magic" if he ever told anyone about what he had done.
Eubank Police Chief Colin Hatfield:
"He was very scared, because the suspect, in the victim's eyes, had been threatening his life in the form of Wicca, witchcraft, black magic."
Police say Murphy admitted to his crime, telling Lex18News that throughout the course of the interview, Murphy stated he knew what he did was wrong and also knew he was in trouble.
How often do you see a religious homophobe conflating gay men and pedophiles? And how often does the real pedophile turn out to be the religious clergyman using his position to victimize a gay kid?
You can read more about this event at
LEX18. There is also a news report of the incident.