He was indicted for having oral and anal sex with a 14-year-old boy...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8573300

Moms for Liberty (M4L), the anti-LGBTQ+ “extremist group” that constantly vilifies LGBTQ+ people for “sexualizing kids,” hired a registered sex offender who allegedly had oral and anal sex with a 14-year-old boy to handle the religious outreach for its Philadelphia chapter.

The offender, Phillip Fisher Jr., was convicted in 2012 for the aggravated sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. He pleaded guilty to one count of “aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor between the ages of 13 and 17” in the case, even though a grand jury indicted him in 2011 for 12 counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse. Despite his guilty plea, Fisher “insists that he did nothing wrong,” the publication wrote.

  • DevCat@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    He said he pleaded guilty to the one charge in a plea deal in order to escape the county jail where he allegedly experienced violence from other prisoners.

    “At the time, I was the victim,” Phillips said. “I actually broke down. I said I’ll do whatever I have to do to get out of there.” He called himself “a known and respected pastor throughout the city,” with ties to different religious organizations across the local region.

    Why am I not surprised he was clergy?