Thursday, July 30, 2009

Another Lowcountry pastor falls

Ronald_Jones I’m not sure where “Lowcountry” is located or what type of area it is. But I know better then to send my children to church there. There have been three cases in the area two weeks.

In the latest case, Charleston County sheriff's deputies charged Ronald Jones, 53, of Wadmalaw Island with second-degree sexual conduct with a minor.

Jones, an associate pastor at the New Jerusalem AME Church on the island, is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy during a baby shower last year at Jones' home, according to an affidavit.

In the case it sounds like his church does the right thing.

The church obtains criminal background checks on all of its clergy, teachers and representatives," Harrison wrote in a statement. "Annually it holds workshops designed to educate its clergy and laity concerning sexual misconduct.