Tag: defamation

Sex Offender Who TD Jakes Sued For Defamation is Denied Case Dismissal

A former pastor-turned-sex offender who accused Bishop T.D Jakes of trying to sexually abuse him when he was in his teens, and was subsequently sued for defamation for his troubles, has been denied a motion by the court to dismiss the claims. In October 2024, Duane Youngblood, a former Pennsylvania-based

Apologia Church Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Editor of Check My Church Website

(Ministry Watch) Sarah Young’s Check My Church website seeks to “check every church in the country” and  “expose corruption, abuse, legalism, materialism, and wolves” in sheep’s clothing. But the watchdog ministry’s articles about “red flags” at Apologia Church have generated angry denials from lead pastor Jeff Durbin, who claims that Young is a

Former Hillsong Pastor ‘Lawyers Up’, Threatens to Sue Discernment Ministry

Disgraced former Hillsong pastor Pat Mesiti has contacted his lawyers has sent a letter to discernment ministry site Hillsong Accountability, threatening to sue them for defamation over some posts they made criticizing him. By way of brief background, Pastor Pat Mesiti taught at Hillsong in Australia for over 20 years,