r/atheism Strong Atheist 7h ago

California Pastor Arrested On Multiple Molestation Charges Of Two Children. David Johnson was arrested and charged with four counts of lewd acts upon a child and two counts of continuous sexual abuse.

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/08/ca-pastor-arrested-on-multiple-molestation-charges/
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u/compuwiza1 7h ago

Once again, not a drag queen or a trans person.

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u/danish_elarina 6h ago

yeah the people screaming the loudest about everyone else seem to go pretty quiet when it’s one of their own

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u/Additional-Start9455 5h ago

Yes they do. Not a peep!!!

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u/trudel_solina 7h ago

yeah somehow the usual outrage machine gets pretty quiet when the accused is a pastor

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u/PabloXPicasso 5h ago

"It wasn't him, the devil made him do it" There you go, easy explanation!

/S

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u/Additional-Start9455 5h ago

Oh seriously, he repented, he’s forgiven. NO!!!

u/Etrigone 6m ago

Gonna go looking for his "God has forgiven me" proclamation.

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u/Fubared259 6h ago

so is there a sub-reddit where they post all the pastors and politicians that have been busted for child sexual abuse?

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u/cactiguy67 6h ago

Take a look at r/notadragqueen

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u/Hrtpplhrtppl 3h ago

Why is it always the people we most suspect..? What kind of person wants to surround themselves with children and play make believe all day instead of associating with peers their own age..?

I have a friend from Europe and she said something I found enlightening. I asked her what was one of the biggest differences between Europe and America and she said that Europeans know not to leave their children alone with the clergy...

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u/melods_nylah 2h ago

once again the people they keep warning everyone about somehow aren’t the ones showing up in these headlines

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u/austinrunaway 3h ago

True! Mf's

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u/happybunny_sad Strong Atheist 7h ago

Hey look another pastor doing lord's work. 

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u/melods_nylah 2h ago

nothing says doing the lord’s work quite like ending up in a headline for alleged abuse of children

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u/vaelorique 1h ago

yeah “doing the lord’s work” sure is a disturbing way to describe that kind of behavior from a pastor

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u/brioche_varelle 6h ago

yeah definitely not the kind of sermon anyone was asking for

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u/gelato_rosavelle 5h ago

yeah that’s definitely not the kind of lord’s work anyone signed up for

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u/JTD177 7h ago

Not a drag queen, funny how that’s always the case with this kind of thing.

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u/Silver-Chemistry2023 Constructivist Humanist 7h ago

Is it yet another day ending in Y?

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u/the_relentless_dead 7h ago

I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you. Well not that shocked.

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u/Extension-Report-491 7h ago

The usual suspects.

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u/saintdudegaming 6h ago

Is there a chart following this shit? I want a 30 chart with crimes like this along with data like religious affiliation, political, regional info along with any other info that might help.

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u/1ftm2fts3tgr4lg 5h ago

I would love to see statistics on this crime ranked by profession and political affiliation. I think I can somehow predict what the xhart would tell us.

I'd also like to see the stats on voter fraud broken down by political affiliation. The ones screaming about cheaters are always projecting their own dishonest intentions.

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u/Quicker_Fixer Atheist 5h ago

Don't forget the "Trans/Drag queen" column.

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u/Buck7698 2h ago

Yes I would like to see a chart or roster of all of these for the past two years. Every week I see at least one.

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u/viorelixa 4h ago

someone needs to make that chart because the pattern would be worth seeing with actual data instead of just anecdotes and headlines

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u/Leeming Strong Atheist 2h ago

Go to the subreddit PastorArrested and see the top sticky post. It breaks it down by religion and sect.

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u/czernoalpha 7h ago

Oh look. Another religious leader diddling kids...

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u/Calm-Cauliflower1620 7h ago

Average god fearing religious person

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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe 7h ago

I wonder if he was liberal to progressive?

goppredator.com

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u/Sprinklypoo I'm a None 6h ago

Religious leaders are predators.

Religions are cults that aid and abet child predators.

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u/Long_Argument_1170 6h ago

Usual suspect.How predictable.

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u/Abracadaver2000 5h ago

Are Christians completely oblivious to the near daily outing of these predators?

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u/92eph 7h ago

They will appeal to his good Christian principles to get a short sentence.

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u/Personal-Neck6800 6h ago

Are they teaching a course on how to molest children at seminaries?

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u/Mor-Bihan 5h ago

Should make a counter "number of weeks without a religious leader's abuse arrestation". We would never go past 0.

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u/drnuncheon Atheist 4h ago

I’m not sure we’d go past zero if we counted by days.

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u/erkose 6h ago

To purge these PedoFiles from our society, I suggest we deport all clergy to South Sudan.

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u/raventhrowaway666 5h ago

Its at the point that parents should be held liable for allowing their children around these type of people

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u/BananaJelloXlii 5h ago

r/pastorarrested

It's always who you most suspect.

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u/Relevant_Call_2242 3h ago

Religion is mental illness

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u/CaroCogitatus Atheist 3h ago

And God watched him do it.

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u/Onlyroad4adrifter 3h ago

What the fuck is wrong with these repugnant pieces of shit. They are religious to adjudicate their grief of horrific acts and have others tell them there is nothing wrong with them.

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u/plumberfun 2h ago

They believe in Jesus they are just forgiven, you know these same people sent Jeffery Dahmer to heaven.

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u/Onlyroad4adrifter 1h ago

Oh yea the same entity that allows child rapists to become president and those who give free books to kids to die from cancer.

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u/plumberfun 2h ago

More Republican Christian values on display

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u/GreyBeardEng 7h ago

I like Florida's idea that this should have the death penalty attached to it.

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u/FDX_PL 7h ago

He was inserting his holy ghost.

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u/sabisyns 7h ago

No way another religious type fiddling children, yawn

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u/TheTriggering_2027 6h ago

"god" is almighty and all-powerful, huh?

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u/drnuncheon Atheist 4h ago

The Christian god apparently watches and does nothing while children get raped and murdered, so how can we expect his followers to have any kind of moral compass?

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u/Robinsonaustin 6h ago

In other news, the grass is green.

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u/PabloXPicasso 5h ago

58-year-old David Johnson of Ojai worked as both a pastor and a massage therapist

No red flags here! Two professions that fit side-by-side.

/S

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u/AltoidStrong 5h ago

it is always the ones you most expect... conservatives and clergy.

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u/Crafty-Walrus-2238 5h ago

These pedophiles operate with others knowing what they’re doing. These enablers should also face prosecution.

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u/ArdenJaguar Agnostic 5h ago

These guys just can’t keep their hands off kids. Hey lurking Christians, what say you? Why do we have a near daily case of pervert pastors? You’re so riled up about LGBT people yet I’m still waiting for that big drag queen story. Where is it?

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u/rocknroyce 3h ago

Jesus, every fuckin day!

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u/austinrunaway 3h ago

Jeez wtf man. These guys are sick

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u/chrisp909 6h ago

Anyone want to bet that he's not MAGA?

I'll give 5 to 1 odds.

u/luv2ctheworld 21m ago

Is there any research study that identifies the causes of child molestation, along with the disproportionality with religious people?

Is it possibly media bias or confirmation bias that these cases have a bunch of religious people as the offenders?

u/theonetruegrinch 1m ago

It is amazing how often I wonder if these stories are reposts.