[Vision2020] OFFLIST RE: Another reason to avoid church

[Art Deco]

Bev, not quite true.

See the bold sentences below in two news article.  If you Google "Jordan Vernon" on the SR website, there are still more stories alleging Vernon using his role at Real Life Ministries to further his seductions.

W.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bev Bafus 
  To: Art Deco 
  Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:12 PM
  Subject: OFFLIST RE: [Vision2020] Another reason to avoid church


  Actually, no they aren't.  My son attends Real Life, and knew this guy, and another who has been fired over this incident.

  As soon as Real Life found out about an inappropriate texts, he was fired as a volunteer.

  The rapes happened after he was fired, which doesn't come out in the article.

  Thanks.
  Bev
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    From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Art Deco
    Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 9:59 AM
    To: Vision 2020
    Subject: [Vision2020] Another reason to avoid church




    Shades of Jamin Wight:  Is Real Life Ministries competing with the Christ Church Cult in this arena?

    From: The Spokesman-Review, January 15, 2010

    Ex-church worker jailed on rape counts
    A 20-year-old former Post Falls church volunteer accused of raping teen girls is back in jail on new charges.

    Jordan C. Vernon was arrested Tuesday on three counts of felony rape of a minor. He's in Kootenai County Jail on $100,000 bail.

    Vernon faces five additional rape charges stemming from his first arrest on Dec. 28, said Dave Beck, a detective/ sergeant with the Post Falls Police Department.

    Police had said Jan. 6 that the new charges would be filed because a 16-year-old came forward after learning of Vernon's arrest.

    A 14-year-old and 17-year-old girl had already accused Vernon of inappropriate contact between 2007 and 2009, which launched a police investigation in September, Beck said.

    Police think Vernon used his position as youth leader in training at Real Life Ministries to take advantage of the girls, Beck said.



    Another alleged victim comes forward in Post Falls sex abuse case
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    Tags: Jordan Vernon post falls police real life ministries 
    Anyone with information about alleged cases of inappropriate conduct involving Jordan Vernon, a former member of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, should contact Detective Sgt. Dave Beck at (208) 773-6341. 
    Another teenager has come forward claiming to have been victimized by a former Post Falls church volunteer, police confirmed Wednesday.

    Jordan Vernon, 20, arrested last week on suspicion he had sexual and inappropriate contact with several minor girls he met while serving as a youth group volunteer at Real Life Ministries, may face additional charges, Post Falls Police said.

    "If anything, it would be one more count of statutory rape," said Detective Sgt. Dave Beck.

    Beck said new information has been forwarded to the prosecutor's office for review.

    The newest victim, a 16-year-old girl, is not affiliated with the church, Beck said. She is a friend of another victim who is a member of the congregation.

    Vernon was arrested Dec. 28, accused of having sex with at least two girls, ages 14 and 17, and having inappropriate contact with at least two others, ages 12 and 14, from 2007 to 2009. Police believe he met and began grooming the girls while serving as a youth leader in training at Real Life Ministries.

    Vernon posted $25,000 bond after being booked into the Kootenai County Jail last week. 

    On Wednesday, church elder Ben Wolfinger, also a spokesman for the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department, wrote a statement on behalf of the church leadership.

    In his e-mail to the 7,000 plus members of the congregation, Wolfinger praised members and church leadership for coming forward with the allegations that Vernon had inappropriate contact with several female youth.

    "We commend the dedicated staff and volunteers from youth ministries and the safety and security team for doing the right thing, following God's Word, and taking allegations of criminal misconduct to the police and letting them deal with it appropriately," Wolfinger wrote.

    While none of the alleged sex offenses occurred on church campus, Vernon was charged with misdemeanor simple battery in 2008, after reports he inappropriately touched a 12-year-old girl during church services. Vernon was also alleged to have sent inappropriate text messages to the girl. The charges were dropped.

    Wolfinger said in his written statement that Vernon was dismissed from his volunteer positions, including with the church youth group, in July 2008. According to church records, Vernon has not attended the church since November 2008. 
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