In September 2006, 65-year-old Leonard Ray Owens was indicted by a Tarrant County, Texas grand jury for raping a church member in an exorcism.
Owens, a self-anointed prophet, told investigators that the 22-year-old woman had a sex spirit and a lesbian demon that needed to cast out but that he denied any sexual contact. According to the woman, on two separate occasions Owens raped her in his home while trying to exorcise the demon, pinning the woman down and shouting, "Loose her in the name of Jesus!" Afterwards Owens told her to wash her face and read Psalm 105:15: "Do my prophets no harm."
Other church members reported saying the the pastor's indictment "would not disrupt the church."
The case was later thrown out by prosecutors due to inconsistencies in witnesses.
Owens, a self-anointed prophet, told investigators that the 22-year-old woman had a sex spirit and a lesbian demon that needed to cast out but that he denied any sexual contact. According to the woman, on two separate occasions Owens raped her in his home while trying to exorcise the demon, pinning the woman down and shouting, "Loose her in the name of Jesus!" Afterwards Owens told her to wash her face and read Psalm 105:15: "Do my prophets no harm."
Other church members reported saying the the pastor's indictment "would not disrupt the church."
The case was later thrown out by prosecutors due to inconsistencies in witnesses.
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