Myrtle Beach pastor John-Paul Miller will be in a federal court next week for a pre-trial conference, according to WPDE, following his arrest for harassing and cyberstalking his wife Mica Miller before her death, including allegations that he posted nude pictures of her on Facebook in retaliation for ignoring him.
Miller was granted a continuance after a defense motion, with the consent of federal prosecutors. The court found that the delay serves the interests of justice and outweighs the interest in a speedy trial.
Miller filed the motion last month, requesting more time to review evidence and discuss the case with the government.
Miller pleaded not guilty in January to federal charges of cyberstalking and making false statements, stemming from the 2024 death of his estranged wife, Mica.
If found guilty, he faces up to seven years in prison.
The story of Mica Miller went viral after we shared a video showing her estranged pastor-husband, John-Paul, announcing her death in a strange way following the church service, two weeks after she filed for divorce. At the time, John-Paul preached an entire sermon and then, at the very end, sprung it on the congregation that his wife died last night by killing herself and then told the congregation not to talk about it.
This led to worldwide speculation that he may have been involved in ‘unaliving’ her, but a police investigation concluded that she acted alone. However, troubling details of their relationship came to light following her death, prompting the belief that he took advantage of her frail mental health and drove her to suicide.
Two weeks before Mica Miller shot herself in the head, she accused her husband, John-Paul Miller, of posting nudes of herself on Facebook, an act to which he allegedly admitted.
Mica contacted Myrtle Beach Police Department on April 8, alleging that her husband posted a picture of her to a Facebook group called ‘big boobs and nice curves,’ tagging one of her old accounts, which she no longer had access to. According to News Nation:
Mica Miller’s husband, John Paul Miller, admitted in an apology letter to posting a topless photo of her online. “I’m sorry for putting a picture of you on the internet. It was for less than one hour and immediately taken down. I was hurt that you are telling everyone horrible intimate details of my past sin, and I just wanted to try and hurt you. Please forgive me. It was evil of me to do that.”
A week and a half before she died, Mica sent an affidavit to her attorney about the harassment she was experiencing:
“Since the day we became husband and wife, I have been abused in every way I can think of. Emotionally, sexually, spiritually, financially, and physically. He has harassed me physically and electronically with letters, phone calls, emails, and texts, hacking my emails, hacking my personal Facebook, and impersonating me. Using my stolen phone to send texts and emails out to church members pretending to be me, texting friends and family saying that I am sleeping with teenagers from our church, and showing up in person at places around town … To having installed 3 different tracking devices on my vehicle.”
After her death, the family of Mica sued John-Paul for control of her estate, accusing him of causing her death through his coercive control and actions.
