Brunswick Pastor Patrick Edouard Found Guilty on Sexual Exploitation
Edouard was found not guilty of three counts of third-degree sexual abuse but the jury found him guilty of all four counts of sexual exploitation by a counselor, therapist, school employee or clergy. They also found him guilty of having a pattern, practice or scheme to sexually exploit.
News reports from KCCI:
Four women in Edouard's former congregation at Covenant Reform Church in Pella said he used his influence as a pastor and counselor to draw them into having sexual relations. Three of the women said the first sexual encounter with Edouard was rape.Read full report at Church Scandal Report!