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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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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 1 points 36 minutes 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.

[–] melfie@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 hours 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

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

He is an expert in his field

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 23 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It's always the ones you most suspect

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours 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.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 20 points 22 hours ago

Aaaaaaand another one.

I'm running out of room guys.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

Not a Democrat, atheist, or drag queen?

[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 72 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Always the ones you most expect.

[–] Linken@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago

Fork found in kitchen.

[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

Ergo, Christian sexual ethics is criminal.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day 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.

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 104 points 1 day ago

convicted on sex felonies

Christian sexual ethics

Yeah that tracks.

[–] inari@piefed.zip 125 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wanna guess his political affiliation? 

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (5 children)

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

[–] homes@piefed.world 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago

I think they might prefer to stand

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[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

In psychology we call that reaction formation.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 97 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It's always the people you most suspect.

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[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 18 points 1 day ago

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

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 3 points 21 hours ago

Cue impending pardon and bestowing of hero status.

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

a Christian ethic of marriage and sexuality

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

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[–] cheeseburger@piefed.ca 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] Floodedwomb@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day 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 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

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

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

That depends on what role religion plays in a society. In a non religious society, those people are drawn to other positions of authority where they can perpetrate. For instance teachers and social workers are among the worst when it comes to occupations where these people end up.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago

So this is what a drag queen looks like?

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

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