Posted on 09/17/2006 9:18:03 AM PDT by punster
Pastor indicted in rape case
By MELODY McDONALD
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
FORT WORTH -- A 63-year-old pastor accused of raping a church member last year during a ceremony to cast out demons has been indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury.
Leonard Ray Owens, who is free on $25,000 bail, is now awaiting trial on a charge of sexual assault -- a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison.
Police have said that they began investigating Owens last year after a 22-year-old woman reported that Owens raped her on two occasions at his Fort Worth home. The woman told police that, several months after she began attending the Prayer House of Faith at 1303 E. Seminary Drive, she went to Owens' home for counseling after having a miscarriage.
There, the woman told police, Owens said she had a sex spirit and lesbian demon inside her that he needed to cast out. The pastor then asked her to lie on the floor and began yelling at her as if she were a demon, saying "Loose her in the name of Jesus," according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The woman told police that Owens pulled down her pants as he called for the demons to come out. When she tried to get up, he pushed her down, the affidavit said. The pastor then began to fight with her as if she were a demon before climbing on top of her, pinning her down and raping her, police have said.
The woman told police that the pastor wore a condom. Afterward, Owens, a self-proclaimed prophet, ordered her to wash her face in the name of Jesus and to read Psalm 105:15, which says to do no harm to prophets, the woman told police.
The woman told police that Owens raped her again a month later, after he asked her come to his house to pray for another woman.
Owens has denied having sexual contact with the woman, police have said.
These things are running all over San Francisco
I think the pastor got a little carried away there, don't you! I can't even conceive of such an event.
Man, I'm telling you, I'm not strong enough to fight a man, but in this case, I'm pretty sure I could have kicked the demon right out of HIM! (we know where HIS demons reside!)
Pervert! Jerk! (and worse)
Wouldnt the woman have suspected something amiss when
he told her to lay on the floor?
Absolutely a serious breach of trust and why is this "evil spirit" out on only $25,000 bail. If this is true or even thought to be true I would imagine that an appropriate bail would be in the 500,000 to 1 mil range.
His defense will be that he didn't rape her and that the condom was to protect him from the lesbian demon. Last thing he wanted was to become a demon d*ck.
The first rape didn't convince her to stay away from this pervert? Good grief!
I was very surprised by the low bail too.
He is an escape risk if facing 20 yrs in the slammer.
Sounds like he was the one with a demon spirit not her.
What a rotten creep.
Not to mention why did she wait until she was raped the second time to report the first rape.
And why did she continue to attend his church. (I assume she continued to attend because he asked her to come and pray for this other women)
If the demon left her and entered him would he become a lesbian?
You caught that too, huh?
Somethings just not right, a 22 year old woman can't fight off a real old man, and is stupid enough to put herself in the same position after the first 'incident'?
Good question. I think i have the demon as I am a male lesbian as Rush is.
If he's a prophet he'll have no problem living in prison the rest of his days converting sinners.
Perhaps that's his calling. < /s >
This is a very sad story.
I wonder what man-made religion this pastor affiliates with?
Oh give me that ole time religion, that ole time religion,
it's good enough for me (especially the second time around)
Lew
That should have been the first sign that the only demon in the room was Owens!
Ok, so what religion is this? Lots of details on the act but nothing on the church.
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