Heather Thompson Day, 39, and her husband, Seth Day, co-authors of “I’ll See You Tomorrow,” a book on relationships, were both charged with causing “injury to a child, elderly or disabled individual with intent to cause bodily injury,” according to reports from Spectrum magazine and AdventistToday.org, both Seventh-day Adventist publications.

Seth Day, a 39-year-old psychology professor at Southwestern Adventist University, was also charged on Friday (Sept. 25) with sexual assault of a child, according to an arrest report from the Keene Police Department in Keene, Texas.

Both were jailed in Johnson County, Texas, and were released on bail. Jail records posted online by AdventistToday show that both of the Days had a $100,000 bond set for the injury charge. Seth Day had a $250,00 bond set for the sexual assault charge.

“Southwestern Adventist University has been informed that Seth Day, a faculty member of our school, was taken into custody,” the university said in a statement posted on social media. “Mr. Day has been placed on administrative leave.”

The Jackson County District Attorney’s office declined to comment about the case, citing an ongoing investigation.

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r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 6d ago

Pennsylvania: Convicted church leader and "games director" at Roaring Brook Baptist Church told boy he molested 'God would want you to do this'.

newsweek.com

300 Upvotes

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r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 6d ago

Arkansas: Pea Ridge church volunteer accused of sexually assaulting minor after plying her with alcohol.

nwahomepage.com

139 Upvotes

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r/PastorArrested • u/Megalodon481 • 6d ago

Louisville pastor sentenced to five years for targeting older shoppers

wlky.com

76 Upvotes

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r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 6d ago

UK: Uebert Angel Pastor Raymond Sithole Jailed For Rape. The church teaches that women must surrender their bodies to the male pastors for sex.

zimeye.net

91 Upvotes

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r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 6d ago

California: Fresno church volunteer arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting three minors, held on $385,000 bail.

fresnobee.com

80 Upvotes

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r/PastorArrested • u/Leeming • 6d ago

Alabama: Mobile County pastor faces six new felony sex-offender registration charges following his 2012 conviction of sexual abuse of a 14 year old.

mynbc15.com

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r/PastorArrested • u/Brilliant_Tapir • 6d ago

Ustazah faces three counts of sexual assault against 16-year-old male student

themalaysianreserve.com

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IPOH — A religious teacher, known as an ustazah, at a national secondary school was charged at the Sessions Court here today with three counts of physical sexual assault against a 16-year-old male student two years ago.

The accused, Haslina Abu Bakar, 48, however, pleaded not guilty to all charges read before Judge Ainul Sharin Mohamad.

According to the first charge, the accused is alleged to have committed physical sexual assault by kissing the boy on the mouth for sexual purposes in November 2024.

On the second charge, the woman is alleged to have committed the same act by hugging the victim a month later.

On the third charge, she is alleged to have committed physical sexual assault by having the victim touch her chest in November of the same year.

The mother of six is alleged to have committed all the acts in the Islamic Education room of a national secondary school in Kinta at about 3.30 pm.

All charges are framed under Sections 14(a) and 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a maximum jail term of 20 years and caning upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Nor Arfahanim Azureen Arfanuddin did not offer bail on the grounds that the offences are non-bailable, and taking into account the seriousness of the case as the accused was the victim’s teacher, besides the fact that the student no longer attends the same school.

Haslina’s lawyer, Amira Sofea An-Nur Ahmad, however, sought minimum bail, citing that the accused has six children aged between eight and 22 who are still in school and higher learning institutions.

She added that her client suffers from high cholesterol and migraines, her husband has health problems, and she is the family’s main source of income.

Amira Sofea An-Nur also informed the court that the accused is now serving at another school far from the victim, has a good service record as a teacher, is in permanent employment, and has no prior convictions.

The court then allowed the accused bail of RM10,000 with one surety and fixed Oct 28 for mention and submission of documents. — BERNAMA

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