'The worst kind of predator': Louisiana pastor found guilty for third time of molesting teen boys

[Jilly_in_VA]

A suburban New Orleans religious pastor has been convicted of sexually molesting two minors in what is the third instance of a man called “the worst kind of predator” being found guilty of abusing teen boys.

Terry Reed, 66, cited biblical verses and scripture to “manipulate, normalize and justify his sexual behavior” with the two victims at the center of the newest case against him, according to a statement from Louisiana state prosecutors.

One of those victims began visiting and then moved into Reed’s home at age 16 in August 2021, after the boy’s relationship with his mother became strained. Reed then abused that teenager on multiple occasions before the victim reported him to authorities, leading to his arrest in 2023.

At that point, the second victim came forward to report that he, too, had repeatedly endured sexual abuse by Reed after moving into the pastor’s home in May 2011 at age 16.

Prosecutors in Louisiana’s Jefferson parish – which is the state’s word for county – subsequently charged Reed with two counts each of third-degree rape and molestation of a juvenile. The jury in front of whom Reed was tried deliberated for less than an hour on 6 May to find him guilty as charged.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/new-orleans-pastor-guilty-sexually-molesting-teens

And of course he's a Talibangelical.

[JBTaurus83]

1. Show me an evangelical church

And I’ll show you a carnival of nut jobs, thieves, emotionally and mentally untreated people, abusers etc. my parents were in one of these cults when I was growing up in the 90s. I came out and moved out while I was still in high school.

The pastor was banging the “music” director (it’s the most god awful shit you’d ever hear in your life), and he was also stealing church money. He took off with her leaving his wife and kids.

The number two guy in charge ended up stalking and then murdering his wife. The place was filled with speaking in tongues nut jobs and rapture peppers.

The church in the town over they were affiliated with got into legal trouble for yet again stealing money, and also sexual assault.

That is why the death cult doesn’t leave Dump. He IS their church leadership in government form. Just as they worship dump, it also gets really creepy how much they worship the preachers.

They are completely in support of repressing women and glbt people, they are anti-science. There is probably rampant sexual assault going on in almost every single one of these shit holes.

[Skittles]

4. the religious are the biggest child groomers on the planet

yes indeed

[rampartd]

6. gospel according to pulp fiction

Terry Reed, 66, cited biblical verses and scripture to “manipulate, normalize and justify his sexual behavior”

is that what they call "grooming?"

[Skittles]

7. using that nonsense to teach intolerance, too

"holier than thou" is absolutely a real thing

[sop]

5. Religious fundamentalism is a mental illness.

[riversedge]

2. the pastor had "preying on these very, very troubled boys who don't have a father figure in their lives".

Prosecutor James Wascom told jurors seated for Reed’s trial that the pastor had demonstrated a pattern of “preying on these very, very troubled boys who don’t have a father figure in their lives”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/new-orleans-pastor-guilty-sexually-molesting-teens

[pdxflyboy]

3. This guy need to be put in prison with the general prison population.

n/t

[Enter stage left]

8. Still NOT a drag queen!

[Norrrm]

9. To these pastors, Jesus' forgiveness is cheap and easily available.

To these pastors, Jesus' forgiveness is cheap and easily available.
All you have to do is publicly repent, ask, and declare 'God has forgiven me'.
With the non-smiling wife standing beside him.
Maybe a couple of weeks of strenuous prayer.
Your repentance does not even have to be sincere... just visible.

This preacher got TWO second chances.
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Why are right wingers and the religious right so dead set against gays, trans, and others? --- Misdirection.

[Morbius]

10. You really don't want to get me started on religion. n/t

[Aristus]

11. Put him in GenPop and let nature take its course.

Prison is a place of justice, after all…

[Initech]

12. It's always the ones who you most suspect!

[Jacson6]

13. What is that word???

And of course he's a Talibangelical.

What is that?

[Jilly_in_VA]

14. As one of my teachers used to tell me

"Use your brain to dissect that word." It's Taliban + evangelical, a portmanteau word. Do I have to explain that further?