Bonus Points that he’s also a Pastor

January 14th, 2008

Southwest Missouri mayor charged in Internet child sex sting
ASSOCIATED PRESS
01/14/2008

DIAMOND, Mo. — A small-town mayor is in jail in Newton County on four counts of soliciting sex over the Internet from a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl.

Police said 62-year-old Allen Kauffman was arrested Friday and remains in jail on $50,000 bond.

Kauffman is the mayor of Collins, a town of about 200 people in St. Clair County about 50 miles northwest of Springfield.

Police said Kauffman was arrested after an investigation by police in Diamond in Newton County.

Court records show Kauffman did not have an attorney as of Monday morning. A phone message left at his home was not immediately returned.

Diamond police said Kauffman is married and serves as a pastor of the Temple Lot Church in Collins.

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3 Responses to “Bonus Points that he’s also a Pastor”

Heidi on January 16, 2008 5:39 am
I wonder how the chat room fundies feel about this? They probably think god told him to do it.
SuperBadGirl on January 16, 2008 7:17 am
The girl should probably be stoned now. Or married off to him (as his lesser, second wife of course) Or perhaps kill herself in shame, an example to us all of God’s great sacrifices and how we need to fear him. Hallelujah.
Heidi on January 16, 2008 3:22 pm
Because everyone should worship a fear-inducing monster. /nod