Minister Arrested In Internet Sex Sting

Texas Sex Sting  Police say a minister from Plano Texas is arrested after driving 3 hours to meet who he thought was a 13-year old girl
by Michael Snowden
Published: Fri, May 16, 2008 - 2:15 pm CST Last Updated: Fri, May 16, 2008 - 2:17 pm CST
A minister from a mega-church in Plano, Texas is facing charges of online solicitation of sex with a minor after being arrested in Bryan, Texas early Thursday (5/15).

Police say 52-year-old Joe Barron thought he had been chatting online with a 13-year-old girl, when in reality it was a police officer posing as a young girl.

Barron serves as a minister at the 26-thousand member Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano. He is not the church's main pastor, but he has counseled married couples and was planning to lead a mission trip to Bogota, Colombia in August. The church has at least 20 ministers on staff.

Undercover officers arranged the meeting at a pre-determined location in Bryan on Thursday morning. Barron was arrested after driving more than three hours to the location. Officers searched his vehicle and turned up condoms and a digital camera they say Barron planned to give the girl.
Sgt. Shane Bush: "Asked him what his initial thoughts were and he said, shame, guilt, grief. Those were some of his words."
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In some cases, background checks would not help.  Some of the serial killers have been able to score highly on the mental evaluations. Sometimes the skeleton doesn’t come out of the closet for years.  I hope this skeleton is hung out to dry for a very long time.

another wolf in sheep’s clothing caught and off the streets,I hope! This trouble is common to all faiths and a closer examination is needed of authority figures in all large organizations and to worry about something other than increasing the money intake. Usually in the smaller groups if a member burps the rest of the group knows it.

And you wonder why they don’t require background and mental testing !

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