Grand jury charges Norfolk pastor with sex crimes

Police arrested a Norfolk pastor for sexually assaulting a member of his congregation. Pastor Troy Edwards of Portsmouth was taken in custody this week from his church, Greater Emmanuel Ministries.
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[@donnaanderson2846]

“She removed him from the pulpit”, but didn’t see the need to press charges, or encourage them to go to the authorities! She’s disgusting! While she didn’t commit any crimes here, to have the audacity to feel “betrayed” because the victim FINALLY went to the authorities, tells you EVERYTHING about her “spirituality”! There are far too many people running churches, who think they can adequately/appropriately handle criminal situations, with “forgiveness/fellowship”! If you break man’s laws, you should face man’s judgment!

[@Rosalind-n4z]

Of course she's going to blame the victim if she didn't she would actually have to hold her husband accountable for is actions!!! Enabling at it's finest 🙁.

[@lynwood9615]

No the blame is your bible.

[@diodelvino3048]

Churches always blame the victim , theres no reasoning or logic in those communities

[@MichaelParker39]

Absolutely sad that a pastor who has violated his church member 😢

[@deeg2105]

Man is a man,,no matter what he may call himself,, 🙏 remember the devil is real,,

[@jennifercuffy801]

Sad, too many predators in churches.

[@deeg2105]

The devil is in church,,also !!

[@JESUSISLORDforevermore888]

That’s why ppl are NOT going to churches nowadays. In many “churches” you can meet the same kind of people (sinners) on the street who do NOT hide behind the church. Shame on ‘em.

[@Solid79SF]

The wife, also minister, knew about it but feels betrayed by the victim?!

[@johnharvey8682]

Behold I send you out as sheep amidst the wolves

[@kevinjohnson3521]

The Lady says “HER” ministry, not God’s apparently. Then blames the victim?!?! Self-delusional prideis strong in her.

[@martina21953]

But, but, she's an "Apostle"!!! That is such a slap to the real Apostles!

[@empowered3206]

Pastor's are always sleeping with anyone other than their wives.

[@JESUSISLORDforevermore888]

Who’s “sleeping”? What is wrong with these so called “pastors”? Evidently they do NOT fear GOD’s wrath.

[@brucenome989]

😮 the church ⛪ smh 🤦‍♂️. Jail will take care him. The wife is a clown 🤡 too. She is standing by a man. I promise you there are more victims.

[@deeg2105]

So quick to judge,,God,does that,,Amen🙏

[@JESUSISLORDforevermore888]

@@deeg2105 Who’s “judging” to call a person exacting what he/she is doing is NOT “judging”….it is calling a FACT..A FACT! He had better be aware that GOD is “cleaning the swamp” and many of the “swamp dwellers” are within SOME churches and they are “the pastors/shepherds”. So sick of these kinds of things. 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@brucenome989]

@@deeg2105 is I'm not judging if it walk like a duck and it talk like a duck it's a duck

[@tasham1673]

Pastor wife need to read the Bible and stop living in a dream world. Blaming the victim and not your husband. So the family supposed to have allegiance to her and not Jesus and report a crime! You can't make this stuff up, really pathetic

[@lynwood9615]

The bible is what caused it , read that contradictory mythical mixed up book.

[@lynwood9615]

That bible is a lie

[@mrgrande5489]

The USUAL PERPETRATOR doing his thang !

[@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH]

Definitely not the usual.

[@Me-gh4qu]

@@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH hes a pastor bro. Hes the usual

[@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH]

@@Me-gh4qu Lol, I can’t even argue.

[@Me-gh4qu]

@@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH 😅 Pastor Norfolk signed up to use the Bible to get them young girls 👙 👙 👙

[@thetrainwreck1469]

Anyone can call themselves a Pastor, or Minister. They are not ordained by the church.

[@lynwood9615]

They are not ordained by God.

[@marthaabrams9062]

What hurt so bad , more than what he did , all the darkness is been exposed now ,

[@stephanieclark6154]

What you do in the dark WILL eventually come to light. God is cleaning HOUSE.

[@sugarfree8303]

Good, wholesome Christian values.

[@icepick3528]

Black "christian" values

[@Violet-im6ek8pf9o]

Lots of pastors on the news lately for sexual misconduct. There are far more getting away with depraved behavior.

[@JESUSISLORDforevermore888]

GOD is “cleaning the swamp” and giving them time to REPENT bcz The Rapture is closer than MOST PEOPLE think and THAT MOMENT will definitely separate the TRUE BELIEVERS from the MAKE BELIEVERS. 🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🙏🏾. Even so, come quickly, LORD JESUS.

[@abrafovictory7193]

This is the reason why God's People are leaving the Churches in order to return back to Him.

[@shadowhuntermia451]

Didnt a Northampton County sheriff depety just got Indicted for the same thing? Why was the cop 👮‍♂️ allow to bond out and he has 3 felony charges 😐 something worng on the eastern shore

[@nettakay2116]

Why didn't they arrest him at his house?

[@workedfortheciawhenisoldrock]

Why! Let the people know what this garbage is about

[@martina21953]

He ran into the church, seeking "asylum". I guess he figured the police wouldn't violate the sanctity of the church to collar a pervert. They took him out and put him in their vehicle.

[@6time686]

Typical denial from the wife... nothing to see here. Move along.

[@gr8tefaith]

If the victim is an adult minus the kidnapping wouldn’t this just have been an affair🤔 Sounds like there is more to this story and the state is still trying to put together their case. Something doesn’t sound right .

[@martina21953]

13?

[@silentowlscribe]

God is found everywhere you turn, not just in a church building

[@CarloWilburn-w9z]

There you go!!!

[@JasGam-d8p]

I always thought these two won’t right smh that whole damn church is corrupted it’s starts at the head

[@staciemccoy1795]

The wife seems too nonchalant about it.

[@melaniejames8206]

What is she supposed to be doing you don’t know how she deals with it in the privacy of her home!!

[@staciemccoy1795]

@melaniejames8206 She's acting like her husband forgot to bring dinner home for the evening. Like it's some mild inconvenience and not sexual misconduct. You go to that church, don't you?😅

[@willgee7777]

The wife is lying

[@melaniejames8206]

About what exactly?

[@ronnieflood8019]

Boy oh boy you just can't make this up!drama x drama whether you're in the streets or in the church!as a wife she should have checked the action by getting both her husband the pastor and the accuser plus family members together and got the solution for the problem most likely the husband didn't deny it seems that he is guilty x guilty and he needs to be punished for his actions it's sad that the church is another place where the people who have authority of power abuse it

[@lvplackbussy9831]

Not Pastor Troy??

[@wizerdjuice9589]

Now Lookie here

[@CarloWilburn-w9z]

😂😂😂

[@wallacemathis3007]

Will he have to register as a sex offender?

[@dubsounds]

" He has risen" LOL!

[@Cornbread-gi6kt]

The wife is in ‘denial’ in order to save her church.🤷🏼

[@IsaacSitjar]

Get Vincent Daniels at berrian community church the slumlord of Norfolk with Linda bright

[@t8rtaught]

He is a wolf in sheeps clothing.

[@allencooley4207]

Now today's church's wonder why they can't grow, if a person know right from wrong out of the church ,how these pastor's, stealing from the church & crimes of the church doesn't know better.

[@BUD-TV]

Smh. Allegedly

[@melaniejames8206]

There are sum judging folks on here!!! She said she knew about the inappropriate conversations not anything else that was going on.

[@sunflowerpwr.8821]

Exactly!

[@sleepydoppy8516]

and the church hits again

[@bladebrowntv7822]

Shocker

[@trekker1961]

A pastor, I’m shocked (sarcasm)

[@icepick3528]

Black pastor

[@IsaacSitjar]

He did it he's wrong

[@ginaauten1110]

lol the pastor is the victim!?!? Terrible Jesus

[@grammadee94]

Why wait 6 years?

[@melaniejames8206]

Exactly

[@seeyalater4577]

Black

[@GladysGlasgow]

No surprising white these pastors

[@jennifermyers66]

😂...as usual

[@skillzyahu1974]

PASTOR TROY... The name is a red flag already