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Four adults from a Florida family with multiple adopted children were arrested for allegedly locking them in cages and physically and sexually abusing them while providing proper care to their biological kids.

According to reports, a family from Arizona with five biological children often provided foster care for youths in need. They also privately adopted four children, the youngest of whom is 7, and the oldest is 16. The family recently moved into a trailer in Columbia County, Florida, with their sizeable family. While at a church camp near their new residence, one of the children reportedly got caught with a Taser, and when the parents were told, they said it was a toy. An official reported the incident to the authorities, and the investigation that followed reportedly uncovered a disturbing situation.

When the police talked to someone from the church who had visited the family’s home, the individual reported to child welfare that what they saw led them to believe the adopted children were being abused by the parents and two adult family members. They listed multiple reasons for their assertions, including that the adopted children did not receive proper education, were unaware of their last names and birthdays, appeared to be forced to perform labor, and were not treated as part of the family.

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An Ohio woman who was jailed and charged for defecating on the altar of a church inside a hospital is facing new legal challenges after failing to comply with bond orders and missing her scheduled court appearance.

On May 13, a woman was at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, and she visited the chapel inside the building.

While she was there, she allegedly defecated on the altar and used the runner as toilet paper. When the poop was discovered, it was noted that the excrement was smeared on the altar with a picture that was inside the chapel.

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A woman in Florida was reportedly held against her will, beaten, and sexually assaulted for several days after going to the home of a man she met on the Facebook Dating app.

On October 12, a woman who was forming a romantic relationship with someone she met on Facebook Dating went to his residence in Pensacola so they could spend time together. The following day, when she tried to leave, the man allegedly prevented her from doing so by holding her at gunpoint and threatening her life.

In the four days that she was at the man’s home, he allegedly hit her in the face several times and threatened to cause her additional physical injuries if she attempted to leave.

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A man from Georgia allegedly broke into a Florida church and took a dip in the pool meant for baptism ceremonies before reportedly stealing items from the house of worship.

On August 4, an employee at the Emerald Beach Church of God in Panama City Beach was working when they heard the loud crash of a breaking window, and she quickly ran outside.

The authorities were notified, and deputies accompanied by a K9 officer from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office went to the church to investigate.

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A youth pastor in South Carolina is facing multiple charges after allegedly recording girls as young as 14 while they were in the shower at the church.

According to reports, church officials at the Gowensville Baptist Church in Landrum received a report that a 35-year-old student pastor working for them victimized females by recording them in the shower. They notified the authorities about the situation.

Deputies with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office followed up on the report, and an investigation was opened.

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A Florida man is facing several charges after he reportedly went on a crime spree involving having sexual intercourse with a dog, destroying a nativity scene at a church, and attempting to steal a vehicle. 

On December 4, a 36-year-old man from Orlando took his friend’s dog for a walk, and while they were out, he allegedly had sexual intercourse with the canine. 

People in the apartment complex, including a juvenile, reportedly saw the man in action, and one of them approached him. 

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A far-right pastor in Montana who resigned from his church after being charged with DUI and weapons charges said his deficiency of Vitamin D was responsible for the situation. 

40-year-old Jordan Daniel “J.D.” Hall was, until recently, the pastor at Fellowship Baptist Church in Sydney, Montana. Hall is notorious for his far-right political alignment, and he founded a political website called Protestia. 

Around 11:00 pm on May 11, the authorities reportedly spotted Hall driving his vehicle erratically. 

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Two men have been taken into custody after a grandmother was found in need of life support outside of an abandoned church in Detroit after being raped and beaten. 

On the morning of November 14, a woman who was visiting Detroit to spend time with one of her three sons for his birthday went out for a stroll.  

When the woman, who was reported as having familiarity with the area, was walking around she was attacked by someone.  

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A man was taken into custody after allegedly walking into an LDS church filled with people and taking off all of his clothing in front of the mixed-aged crowd.

40-year-old Jeremy David Miller lives in St. George, Utah.

On the morning of July 18, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was holding a morning service with approximately 100 worshippers in attendance.

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A man in his underwear reportedly climbed a church and set fire to the cross on the bell tower before jumping from rooftop to rooftop using electrical wires to assist him.

Late in the evening on July 7, a security guard was on duty at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Boyle Heights.

The guard reported that he spotted a man ascending the construction scaffolding, and it appeared as if he was headed to the rooftop.

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