COGIC Chronicles: Bishop Charles Brown Victims Speak Out

COGIC Chronicles: Bishop Charles Brown Victims Speak Out

If you remember the story from last year, Bishop Charles Brown was accused of a sexual crime against a teen girl nearly 25 years ago.

The spiritual head of a local Pentecostal denomination has been arrested and booked with sexual battery on a teenage girl more than 23 years ago. New Orleans court records show that Bishop Charles E. Brown, 58, was released on $25,000 bond yet later raised to $1 million dollar bond.

The woman, now in her thirties, said at the time Brown was her aunt's boyfriend, and the acts occurred at his home.

She told police Brown recently reached out and asked to "friend" her on Facebook.  She told him she knew him to be an abuser and decided then to go to the police, the affidavit said.

Read full story and the victims' stories at Church Scandal Report!

COGIC Scandals: Bishop Charles Brown Charged with Sexual Assault From Two Decades Ago

COGIC Scandals: Bishop Charles Brown Charged with Sexual Assault From Two Decades Ago

The indiscretions of many COGIC pastors and bishops continue to be exposed to the world. God will continue to expose these wolves in sheep's clothing until they are all put to shame.

Read the report and see our concluding thoughts at the bottom:

The spiritual head of a local Pentecostal denomination has been arrested and booked with sexual battery on a teenage girl more than 23 years ago. New Orleans court records show that Bishop Charles E. Brown, 58, was released on $25,000 bond.

Brown, who since Hurricane Katrina has divided his time between New Orleans and Houston, is the jurisdictional bishop for Greater New Orleans in the Church of God in Christ, a Pentecostal denomination with headquarters in Memphis. He is also pastor of a local congregation, Full Gospel Church of God in Christ.
Brown was arrested June 28, according to police records.

Several attempts to contact Brown at his home in Houston were unsuccessful. Court records did not list a lawyer. And denominational officials in Los Angeles and Lafayette who would know about the arrest either were unavailable or did not respond to an inquiry. (No surprise)

A police affidavit supporting the arrest warrant said an unidentified 39-year-old woman called the department's child abuse unit in March to report that Brown molested her between the ages of 14 and 16.

Read entire report here.