The pastor of a Pentecostal church in Louisiana, who’s already been charged with having sex with a minor, has been re-arrested now that another victim has come forward.
Louisiana State Police say they first arrested Pastor Milton Martin III, 56, on March 8, after a four-month investigation determined that Martin had sexual relations with a juvenile, aged 14-17, multiple times from 2010—2013. At that time, Martin turned himself into police and was charged with felony sexual battery and carnal knowledge of a juvenile.
Since that arrest, police say they were made aware of a second victim. Their continued investigation found that Martin had sexual relations with a 14-year-old in 1991, police said en una oracion. After police obtained another arrest warrant, Martin turned himself in again and was booked into the St. Bernard Parish Correctional Center for indecent behavior with juveniles.
The police statement did not name the church Martin pastored. But El Informe Roys (TRR) found a church bulletin online naming Martin as the pastor of First Pentecostal Church of Chalmette. A Facebook post from 2019 also identifies Martin as the pastor of the church, as does a tweet from 2022.
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He went on to say “St. Bernard Parrish takes care of their own and doesn’t wait for outside help.”
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TRR reached out to First Pentecostal Church of Chalmette for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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Police say their investigation is active and ongoing and additional charges may be coming.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit at 504-310-7011.
Julie Roys es una reportera de investigación veterana y fundadora de The Roys Report. Anteriormente, también presentó un programa de entrevistas nacional en Moody Radio Network, llamado Up for Debate, y ha trabajado como reportera de televisión para una filial de CBS. Sus artículos han aparecido en numerosas publicaciones periódicas.
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Good for both of these victims, for coming forward. Good for the police, for pursuing the investigation. Good for TRR, for presenting the facts clearly and plainly (those which can be made public). May the mercy of Christ flow into this community for conviction, repentance, and healing.
Under our legal system, Brother Martin is innocent until proven guilty. But it still sounds as if he’s been called to prison ministry. The inmates need the Gospel, of course, but it’s still sad, all the destruction that it seems to take to get it to them, sometimes.