Church Treasurer Embezzles $150,000 to spend on Porn
(Triblive) The longtime treasurer of a Mt. Pleasant Township church was arrested this week after admitting to state troopers he stole at least $150,000 from church coffers and spent a large portion of the money on a pornographic website, according to court records.
Glenn E. Yothers, 56, of Unity, is charged with theft by deception and theft by unlawful taking in connection with writing $150,606 to himself from accounts of St. Paul Lutheran Church, which is located in the village of Trauger. State police said the transactions occurred between 2015-19.
Yothers, who served as church treasurer for 12 years, was initially approached about two years ago by church council members who were concerned that bills were not getting paid and deposits were not being made into church accounts in a timely manner, Trooper Robert Politowski reported.
“At one point, the utilities of the church were shut off and the church almost shut down due to Yothers not paying bills,” Politowski wrote in court documents.
When initially approached by church council about numerous checks written to…
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Editor’s Note. This article was written and published by Paul Pierce. Title changed by Protestia.
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Need any further evidence that there needs to be strict oversight on all activities of this nature in and outside of the church and for people to be held accountable.
Of course, he would say that he was trying to “help” these camera girls he was interacting with as if he was sharing the gospel with them, assuming he even understands it. No actually they were “helping” him accomplish what he wanted.
What I want to know is what was he doing home all day while his wife is working. Wonder what she thinks of this essential infidelity? Is he disabled? The article doesn’t mention it.