Here's the results of another colorful local trial -- I've passed on mentioning several other preachers that have been convicted of similar crimes lately, as this one has consistantly made the Dallas newspaper's front page, and shows how even popular preachers can't be trusted to tell the truth.
A local newspaper columnist checked the claims the preacher made on his website:
He has earned a B.S. degree in Pre-Law/Business from the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas; a Pre-Law degree from the Oral Roberts University School of Law in Tulsa, Oklahoma; a Masters degree in Christian Education/Social Work from the Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Conflicts Management at Trinity Theological Seminary in Newburg, Indiana.
. . . and it turns out that half of what he's claimed is false. Tsk tsk tsk.
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Dallas area Preacher convicted of raping 3 women -- during the trial, the preacher admitted that he had sex with all three of them. The women said they had been drugged, the police found "date-rape" drug in his SUV.
Here is his website: http://www.agapecf.org/pastors/bishoptbio.html
More charges on other crimes will follow . . . he's up for witness tampering among other things.
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http://cbs11tv.com/local/local_story_234165325.html
Aug 22, 2006 9:50 pm US/Central
Hornbuckle Guilty On All Counts; Awaits Sentencing
(CBS 11 News) FORT WORTH A Tarrant County jury has found Reverend Terry Hornbuckle guilty of raping three women. Jurors deliberated for nearly a week before reaching their decision.
Two of the accusers were members of Hornbuckle’s Agape Christian Fellowship Church.
Hornbuckle faces 20 years in prison on each charge, but could also be eligible for probation.
Hornbuckle showed no emothion when he heard the verdict. Now comes the punishment phase for the 44-year-old founder of the Arlington megachurch.
Prosecutors called Hornbuckle "Bishop Casanova" - a religious leader with a sinister and criminal side.
"We're very pleased with the verdict we think the jury worked very hard and they came out with the correct verdict," said prosecutor, Sean Colston.
The defense rested its case last Tuesday without calling any witnesses. It introduced into evidence on Friday a letter from NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith written to the Tarrant County grand jury describing Hornbuckle as "an honest and trustworthy man" and a "true model for our family." Smith said Hornbuckle had done premarital counseling for him and his wife.
Last week, the mother of one of the women Hornbuckle is accused of assaulting told jurors that former Dallas Cowboys player Deion Sanders urged her not to report the rape allegations. Loretta Sheppard testified that Sanders told her that he and T.D. Jakes, pastor of the Potter's House in Dallas, were working with Hornbuckle on his problems.
Prosecutor Betty Arvin told jurors that helped explain why the sexual assault wasn't immediately reported.
During closing arguments Tuesday, defense attorney Leon Haley said Hornbuckle's trial was a lesson in the evils of drugs and adultery. He said the sins didn't rise to the level of criminal violations.
"He's stupid. He's wrong. But, they are too," Haley said.
Arvin told the jury not to accept the argument that Hornbuckle violated only God's law. She said each of the three women's cases fit the definition of rape under Texas law.
"Tell him he's guilty of not just being a sinner, but of being the criminal that he is," she said.