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Cedarville professor, author on Christian sexual ethics, arrested on eight sex felonies (roysreport.com)
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A former Cedarville University finance professor whose writings promote a Christian ethic of marriage and sexuality was arrested Tuesday on eight sex-related felony charges involving one or more minors.

The indictment, filed March 27 in Ohio’s Greene County Common Pleas Court, charges John Kent Tarwater with two counts of rape, three counts of sexual battery and three counts of gross sexual imposition.

He was booked into Greene County jail in southwest Ohio, where he remained in custody as of Wednesday morning. No defense counsel was listed in public court records, and no hearing or trial dates were disclosed.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 17 hours ago

Of course he was.

[–] melfie@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

The Bible doesn’t specifically condemn pedophilia, and in fact seems to endorse it, so I guess he was technically practicing Christian ethics.

https://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/says_about/pedophilia.html

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's always the ones you most suspect

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

If there is a gambling indicator on who may possibly be arraigned on one of these counts, I think it would fail because now at this point we are try to prove a double double.. There is no house for this type of wager.

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

He is an expert in his field

[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 73 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Always the ones you most expect.

[–] Linken@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Fork found in kitchen.

[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah. Except, as Trump says, 'Who would have guessed!?'

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

Not a Democrat, atheist, or drag queen?

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Aaaaaaand another one.

I'm running out of room guys.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Plenty of Orange Shit Stain copy cats. This sick bastard is arrested and yet the big POS is busy murdering people and destroying the world economy.

[–] inari@piefed.zip 126 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wanna guess his political affiliation? 

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Ephebophile, which he’s very quick to remind us is different from pedophile?

[–] homes@piefed.world 41 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The only way this matters is because they sit at separate tables in the prison cafeteria.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I think they might prefer to stand

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[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 105 points 2 days ago

convicted on sex felonies

Christian sexual ethics

Yeah that tracks.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 99 points 2 days ago (4 children)

It's always the people you most suspect.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

Religion is clearly the best grift.

If he were a Catholic priest he'd have the entire international power of the RCC protecting him. Dude picked the wrong church.

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Ergo, Christian sexual ethics is criminal.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 45 points 2 days ago

I feel like this is a “why are you so focused on this topic” sort of question and answer

[–] cheeseburger@piefed.ca 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So all of these abrahamic religious types really just looooove diddling kids, eh? Fucking hell.

[–] Floodedwomb@lemmy.world 60 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nah. Plenty of Hindus and Buddhists do it too. The problem isnt a specific religion or religions, people who want to hurt others are attracted to positions of authority. Religion offers the best cover.

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's what god wants 👍

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

"Spare the diddle, spoil the child."
- Omnipotent beings, apparently

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[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 17 points 2 days ago

😂 let me guess... Another conservative weirdo protecting kids in his own unique way?

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

a Christian ethic of marriage and sexuality

Big "sex for me but not for thee" vibes.

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[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

In psychology we call that reaction formation.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 15 points 2 days ago

So ... when can we expect the announcement of his cabinet position?

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

so much for sexual ethics.

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Cue impending pardon and bestowing of hero status.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

So this is what a drag queen looks like?

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