PA Pastor Convinced Church To Let 14-Year-Old Girl Get 'Betrothed' To Him Because 'God Wanted' It

I took on the Catholic Church and uncovered decades of abuse that spanned from dioceses in Pennsylvania to the Vatican.\n\nI\u2019m still fighting back against child abuse and holding accountable those who use their power and authority to perpetuate it.https://fox56.com/news/local/former-bradford-county-youth-pastor-charged-with-child-sex-crimes\u00a0\u2026

— Josh Shapiro (@Josh Shapiro) 1651068292

A pastor from Pennsylvania was just charged with sexually abusing a 14 year-old girl, when he was 26. \n\nHe claimed it was okay, as "God wanted her to be his spouse". \n\nHis church approved the sexual abuse that took place over 3 years. \n\nAnd yet they call LGBTQ+ people groomers!

— Tyler Stevenson (he/him) \ud83d\udc9c \ud83c\udca1 \u2660\ufe0f (@Tyler Stevenson (he/him) \ud83d\udc9c \ud83c\udca1 \u2660\ufe0f) 1651185031

OMG! A former Pennsylvania youth pastor, Robert Fenton, is facing charges in connection with sexual abusing and assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the 1990 when he was 26 yr old pastor pic.twitter.com/M5ERC7ojrR

— VICTORY (@VICTORY) 1651192375

Weird, right wing people tell me it's Disney and the LGBTQ community that's the problem, but it always turns out to be "conservatives" and jesus freaks actually doing it

— \u03b2rett Somers Appreciation Society (@\u03b2rett Somers Appreciation Society) 1651068988

Thank you for your promised continuous efforts to prosecute offenders of child abuse, no matter the time frame.

— auntell66 (@auntell66) 1650942010

Please continue doing what you do.

— Seventen (@Seventen) 1651068459

The details are infuriating.\nThe 'pastor' said God wanted the victim to be his spouse. THE 'CHURCH' took the SIDE OF THE PEDOPHILE and betrothed her?? Because the PEDO LIED and told the church he wouldn't have sexual contact with her until she was older???\nDid I read that right?

— Iridescent Ashes (@Iridescent Ashes) 1650920953

So few have done this, the abuse in the church went on for far longer than we even know yet. Horrifying as so many families believed the church was safe for their children and didn't see the abuse until it was too late. Sadly much more to uncover. The Pope could do more IMHO.https://twitter.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/1519316651958755329\u00a0\u2026

— ambercakes (@ambercakes) 1651070053

Robert Fenton 52 & victim 14. Church \u201cbetrothed\u201d victim to youth pastor #RepulicanWeirdos @GOP @DNChttps://twitter.com/joshshapiropa/status/1519316651958755329\u00a0\u2026

— BAM (@BAM) 1651080937

Yep. Former youth pastor charged with sex crimes\u2026.shocked? https://twitter.com/joshshapiropa/status/1519316651958755329\u00a0\u2026

— P.Salvati Norris (@P.Salvati Norris) 1651074028

A Jebus freak is a pedo? How surprising

— Ella Bella (@Ella Bella) 1651246453