Tag Archives: Sexual abuse in Protestant Churches

ARBCA Update: Ministers are Truth Distributors?

Below is an 18-minute recording sent to me anonymously of John Giarrizzo addressing his church after the church Elders had conducted a thorough examination of Giarrizzo’s role in the coverup of sexual abuse of children by Tom Chantry. The Elders found Giarrizzo had lied and misled them. I suggest listening to the whole recording, but if you don’t… Read More »

ARBCA Church Member Arrested, Charged With 3 Counts of Child Molestation

70-year-old David L. Wood, pictured to the right, was arrested on Monday, December 4, 2019, and charged with three counts of first-degree child molestation, which are Class A felonies in the state of Washington. Wood remains jailed in Asotin County and appeared in court on December 16, 2019, for his initial arraignment. Wood is a member of Port… Read More »

At Prosecutor’s Request, Judge Dismisses Sexual Abuse Case Against Former ARBCA Pastor Thomas Chantry

Previously convicted on two counts of  aggravated assault of a child under the age of fifteen and four counts of sexual molestation of a child, former Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America (ARBCA) pastor Thomas Chantry was facing another trial on nine felony counts –  four counts of sexual molestation of a child, four counts of aggravated… Read More »