Everett pastor arrested in vice sting resigns

February 22, 2013 @ 5:06 am

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - An Everett pastor arrested in a Seattle vice sting has resigned.

The lead pastor of Everett's First Baptist Church, Brian Harpell, said Thursday that associate pastor John K. Lawlor turned in his resignation. Harpell says the church is cooperating with the investigation and praying for all parties involved.

Seattle police arrested Lawlor Tuesday night after he responded to a phony ad placed by a detective. Lawlor allegedly agreed to pay $200 for sex with the 16-year-old.

The Daily Herald reports ( http://bit.ly/X0X3il) Lawlor was charged Thursday with commercial sex abuse of a minor. He was released from jail after posting bond on $50,000 bail. He'll be arraigned March 7.

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Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldnet.com


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  • Hayduke wrote...
    What, another "Good Christian man of God?"
    February 21, 2013 1:36 pm
    I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked.

    Please tell me why religious institutions are still worthy of our respect.

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  • imanegro wrote...
    Gross
    February 21, 2013 7:21 pm
    All of us fail, but this is just over the top. Shame on him. As for dorkduke, they are worthy of our respect because they do far more good than bad. How many pastors did you read about today that were faithful? That help the poor and down-trodden? None, I'll bet- because that doesn't make the news. Grow up and stop hating.
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  • Hayduke wrote...
    "Grow up"
    February 21, 2013 8:43 pm
    Says the guy who called me "dorkduke." Sheesh.

    BTW, it's no so much about the individuals who, ahem "fail," as you put it.

    It's about the decades-long systematic coverup of such activities by a corrupt organization

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  • imanegro wrote...
    Coverup?
    February 22, 2013 5:35 am
    Do you mean the cover up you've been reading about for years? Or the one you haven't?
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  • Hayduke wrote...
    I'm not sure what you mean. Would this latest story about the Vatican help?
    February 22, 2013 10:30 am
    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/22/priests-in-panties.html
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  • imanegro wrote...
    Are you talking about the stolen information or the rumors?
    February 22, 2013 3:56 pm
    Not much to that story at the moment. You again, however, miss the point. I'm not defending anyone who practices immorality. I am defending the whole. I would rather hang around churches, Catholics, Christians, and even Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses than irreligious people. At least they believe they are commanded to do the right thing. It's the Godless and amoral that scare me.
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