Not a surprise, unfortunately

Posted on July 4, 2003 by Gene

Just as I was feeling particularly patriotic, this story appears, courtesy of Fark:

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – A preacher who has spent years using a bullhorn to rile at passers-by on college campuses about “fornicators,” “whores” and “sodomites” is accused by a 14-year-old boy of soliciting a sex act.

The boy told police that the Rev. C. Stephen White, 40, of North Philadelphia offered him money to perform oral sex on him. White declined to comment at his arraignment Thursday, but defense lawyer J. Michael Considine Jr. said his client maintains he only asked the boy for directions.

… White was taken to Chester County Prison on Thursday after failing to post $100,000 cash bail.

“Our concern is that because he is a reverend and deals with youth, there may be other victims out there,” West Chester Police Detective Stan Billie said.

Considine said White was in West Chester that day to discuss a lawsuit he has filed against the Philadelphia Police Department about several arrests for his preaching. Considine said the suit sought better training for police officers about how to handle that sort of situation.

This sort of story never surprises me. “Doth protest too much” is a phrase that holds much truth. For an “interesting” read, take a look at Rev. White’s website.