Police looking for more possible victims of "Pastor Brad" in BC, AB, and NWT, Canada.

Is he an Adventist by chance?

I'm shocked. Shocked, I say.

Seriously, I live near there, and it never surprises me. These guys are always in the SDA church. All churches really. It just shocks me that this one finally made it to the outside world. Usually they hush this up.

He has an extensive online presence and even mentioned being accused of inappropriate behaviour before while also towing the "believe all victims" line. Was a foster parent with a huge focus on ministering to youth. Fucking disgusting.

A pastor charged with sexual offences ? The hell you say ;-)

The Canadian SDA church I grew up in had a pastor that would send really gross messages to young women in the congregation. Like "what are you doing online so late, sexy". I was shown Facebook messages by a friend, in person. These were not doctored screenshots, these were genuine messages sent to her still visible in the messenger app.

The SDA, like many religious institutions, is evidently crawling with people looking to take advantage of the vulnerable.

ah yes, heard about this through the grapevine
i live near there and have been to the church before, although i don't remember seeing this "pastor"

quite a shame the conference didn't say anything about the allegations back when they were made, although this is to be expected of churches

Not surprising, but at least thankful the local conference accepted his resignation and then called authorities. I can tell you from experience that SDA leadership does not always handle sexual abuse allegations the right way, and in at least one case, allowed a known abuser to continue to preach.

My grandfather was a prominent Seventh-day Adventist pastor who planted churches, baptized hundreds (maybe thousands) and until the 90s was reputed to be a model Christian. My grandfather was a full-time conference pastor, on the denomination's payroll, for almost 60 years.

In reality, he was a monster who, even after allegations surfaced, continued to work for the church almost until his death.

In the 1990s, a family member came forward and accused him of molestation. Soon the truth came out...despite these allegations (and at least one family member very publicly accusing him of this horrible crime), my grandfather was still allowed to pastor churches in both the U.S. and Europe for over a decade after these allegations came out. This family member told me directly the awful truth before she passed away, and I believe her. Others were allegedly sexually abused by him as well (I know of 3), but none others were as public.

Besides molesting family members, my grandfather was physically and emotionally abusive to his children. My own father, who weirdly defended my grandfather from these allegations, told me awful stories of abuse at the hands of my grandfather. Sadly, the Denomination leadership turned a blind eye to all of this and continued to pay him to be a church pastor for over a decade after the molestation allegations came out; it was an open secret that he was physically abusing his children too. My grandfather had open access to children for years at other churches where he continued to pastor, even after these allegations came to light.

In 2002, I wrote a letter to the conference president which had employed my grandfather for decades, outlining these allegations (all of which they were aware of) and implored them to investigate. At the time, I had also been a Denominational employee, working in the Adventist school system. I said in my letter that they, as conference leadership, had an obligation to do the right thing and not protect one of their own. The form letter I received from the conference office was, well, disheartening. Keep in mind I was a member of the church at the time. Rather than receiving a phone call or visit from a church leader, the letter was very formal and looks like it was written by an attorney (which may be the case).

My grandfather died 15 years ago. For all I know, the church met with the alleged victims and showed the compassion that Christ showed victims of abuse. I'd love to believe that, but based on what I've seen, the church protected one of their own. All I know are the stories my father told me about the physical abuse his father - an Adventist legend - inflicted on him. The stories I heard from his other children as a child are now, in hindsight, horrifying. My grandfather was a monster, and it was an open secret to everyone, including church leadership.