When I see stories such as this one, it makes me wonder how someone could become a pastor and continue in that position when his life doesn’t measure up to the biblical qualifications (e.g., I Timothy 3:1-7). Some people seem to be very good at keeping sin secret--until God allows their sin to find them out.
The Province June 2, 2010
A former Surrey pastor who made a video inciting viewers to sexually assault a teen girl has had his bid for parole denied.
Larry Robert Collins, a former pastor at the Church of Nazarene, is serving a 15-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography late last year.
Collins first came to police attention in June 2008 when local authorities were contacted by police in another province about an online video involving a B.C. teen.
The video included a montage of girls in pornographic acts interspersed with photos of the victim, taken from her Facebook page. Collins wrote messages on top of the photos inciting viewers to sexually assault the girl, then created online accounts impersonating her and encouraging people to watch the video.
Police said Collins knew the girl through a church function and seemed to have a "fascination" with her.
In a written decision released late last week, the parole board noted Collins led a "double life" for many years before making the video. He "struggled" with pornography, spending four to five hours per day viewing it and, at one point, called it a "friend."...
...The parole board denied Collins' bid for parole because he had not yet completed the [sex-offender] program, in addition to concerns about his lengthy pornography addiction and a "demonstrated . . . capacity over many years to engage in deception."
Collins was immediately dismissed from his job as pastor in 2008 after his crimes came to light.
The teen was physically unharmed but, according to the parole board, "remains concerned" for her safety and "notes these images will never go away and could resurface at any time . . . "
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