Mica Miller’s husband, Pastor John-Paul Miller, admitted to posting a topless photo of his wife weeks before she died, multiple publications report.
In an email apology acquired by NewsNation, Pastor Miller wrote: “I’m sorry for putting a picture of you on the internet. It was for less than one hour and immediately taken down. I was hurt that you are telling everyone horrible intimate details of my past sin, and I just wanted to try and hurt you. Please forgive me. It was evil of me to do that.”
Mica Miller’s death at Lumber River State Park in North Carolina on April 27 has been embroiled in controversy. Statements from her family members allege that John-Paul Miller was abusing Mica, and that Mica feared for her life. Mica Miller and her husband were in the process of divorcing at the time of her death, The Roys Report (TRR) previously reported.
John-Paul Miller is pastor of Solid Rock at Market Common in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but was released from all ministerial functions shortly after her death for “a time of healing, counsel, and guidance.”
Local authorities ruled last week that his Mica’s death was suicide based on a medical examiner’s report, 911 call records, security footage, witness testimony, and receipts from a gun purchase, TRR reported.
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According to a police report obtained by The Daily Mail, Mica Miller told police on April 8 that her husband had posted the indecent photograph of her on a Facebook group called “big boobs and nice curves.”
Mica told police she had sent her husband the photograph about six months before.
Before being posted, parts of the photo had been blurred, so it did not meet South Carolina’s Code of Law for nudity, police said. Officers also told Mica that as the photo had been posted anonymously, there was “no way to prove” her husband was behind its publication.
However, Pastor Miller’s emailed apology acquired by NewsNation seems to erase doubt about who published the photo.
Mica Miller Claimed Husband Groomed Her
Mica Miller also alleged her husband groomed her years before the couple wed in 2017 and stole her car, according to a Myrtle Beach police report recently obtained by multiple publications.
In February, the Myrtle Beach Police Department responded to a stolen vehicle report from Miller, according to a report from WPDE. She explained to police that she had been separated from her husband since 2023.
Miller said she was “involuntarily hospitalized” earlier that month and left her silver car in a Walmart parking lot, according to the report.
When she was discharged two days later, Miller said hospital staff informed her that John-Paul picked up her purse and car keys while she was hospitalized. She then went to the Walmart parking lot and discovered her car was gone, the report said.
She reported to police that John-Paul “stole” her car while she was admitted, according WPDE.
Miller also told police that she’s known her husband since she was 10-years-old and that he “groomed” her while she worked for him at Solid Rock Church until they were married in 2017, News 13 reported.
Police then contacted John-Paul, who said he and his wife were not legally separated and claimed she “suffers from mental health disorders,” according to the report. John-Paul explained his wife experiences “episodes” where she “becomes reckless and spends large amounts of money when she stops taking her prescribed medication.”
John-Paul told police he had the car in question and that it was marital property, according to the report. He said he was unwilling to return the car for a month, which he claimed was usually the time frame of these “reckless episodes.”
Police concluded that since both parties were legally married, the vehicle was marital property and no criminal offense could be established, WPDE reported.
John-Paul Miller’s attorney, Russell B. Long, refuted the claims that Mica was groomed by her husband in a statement last week. He called the suggestions that the pastor was involved in Mica’s death “unfounded rumors and false accusations.”
Long said that John-Paul Miller refutes any claim that he abused his wife. The attorney also noted that Mica struggled with mental illness, including bipolar disorder.
“Recent reports claim that Pastor Miller ‘groomed’ his wife from the age of 10 years old couldn’t be farther from the truth,” Long said. “Mica suffered from mental illness and some reports made by her in the recent past are nonsensical.”
Long said that Mica moved to Myrtle Beach at the age of 15, was married to another man at the age of 18 and divorced at the age of 21.
Long also emphasized the recent ruling of North Carolina police that Mica’s death was a suicide, which “completely exonerates Pastor Miller of any wrongdoing.”
Freelance journalist Liz Lykins writes for WORLD Magazine, Christianity Today, Ministry Watch, and other publications.
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John and his lawyer are admitting too much for Solid Rock to do nothing. First, from John’s perspective, he claimed she was mentally ill way before all this. Why then did he not consider his responsibility to his family and at least take some time off if not resign as pastor (1 Tim 3:4-5)? Solid Rock, are you hearing the attitude? Either he kept it from you hoping he could manage the PR or he knew this claim was false. Either way, he will manage PR with you and not care for you as he should. Second, he claims he has not abused her but is willing to send photos for the entire world to see. That is a factor here even if they were in the midst of divorce. He argued marital privilege that sounded like it might have been at least when separated if not divorced but I guess protecting this marital privilege of a photo is not. And if this was a factor leading to her suicide, that is part of the abuse to publicly humiliate her. One hour of internet exposure is way over the line compared to even rumoring too much about your sin. Solid Rock, are you hearing the heart of your pastor? Are you bold enough to take action to protect the flock? Don’t you think there is a reason he has started another relationship outside your church? And how does that reconcile with the timing here? Why did he even need time away just after her death when he is already deep into relationship with another?
Clearly what is playing out in Christianity way to often is not Christianity but a fantasy dressing itself up as Christianity pretending. Kind of like cos play but with far more serious consequences..
The church by.the nature of modernity is ill equiped to deal with the issues and how the structure itself is so open to carte blanche abuse. These articles are just empirical proof is all.
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David Thurman, you are spot-on.
Exactly right.
This man cannot be leading a church. Please tell me his congregation is not going to permit him to continue.
It is my understanding that the congregation has ceased operations completely. Of course, that may well mean that he’ll go quiet for a while, then pop up again elsewhere. And as I’ve heard from other reliable sources that he had a GF while married to Mica, she will probably be the next “pastor’s wife” at the new outfit.
They are allowing him, and he did a service “for Mica” just a few days ago.
How did this degenerate ever have any business becoming a pastor ? He is an individual who lacks any integrity, honesty and discretion. He exemplifies the ungodly man who is controlled solely by the flesh. There are many men I know that do not claim being a Christian but would never disrespect their wife the way this psychopath treated his wife. Truly there are more and more such wolves such as this despicable man who are so called”pastors” in the church today. Is it any wonder or surprise why so many are turning away from religion and God when there are evil men such as this so called “pastor” who is a complete fraud. We are truly nearing the time of the great apostacy.
Matthew 7:15-20 You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
I think American Christianity is declining because we went from small town local churches where everyone knew each other. To mega churches with mega rock bands and rock stars selling a zillion books and making tons of money. And now even the FBI is involved. I now find the simple and calm Catholic mass more effective n line how I think Jesus would have wanted.
No, Jesus most definitely would NOT affirm the RC Mass where prayers are made to the dead and for the dead and where his body is “broken again” by the words of a priest as a “living sacrifice” to be “eaten”!
“The sacrifice of the Mass is propitiatory both for the living and the dead…
Appeased by this sacrifice, the Lord grants the grace and gift of penitence and pardons even the gravest crimes and sins….
If anyone saith that in the Mass a true and proper sacrifice is not offered to God; or that to be offered is nothing else but that Christ is given us to eat, let them be anathema”
(Council of Trent, Session XXII, can. 1)
You have your opinion and I have facts. Show me alllllll the prosperity priests and rock star priests and based on TRR and RNS and Christian post I think the non Catholic leaders have surpassed anything of sexual sins that the Catholic Church has done. And remember it’s JMAC that thinks it’s ok to abuse your children and spouses and be expected to forgive and forget. I’m 70 yo and have heard my fill of biblical abuse from the so called saved and Elmer gantry’s. But have fun.
Everyone has past sins. Including pastors. Not saying JP was a “great guy” at all, but these “episodes” he describes Mica having, sound all too familiar of someone who needs Lithium and stops taking it. It drives loved ones around the person to start on the “crazy trail” themselves trying to stop it. Then getting angry and frustrated at not being able to, as they are again being “taught a lesson” by the mentally unstable person not wishing to be “controlled” (kept on the rails actually), by throwing the loved one only trying to help, under the train tracks of family and friends who don’t really understand and usually aren’t even around to witness the horrific behaviour.
Too much “tolerance” and “defending” (with actually a strong offence) the actions of the very mentally unstable, and casting blame on everyone surrounding them for not doing things better or differently.
I say, YOU do something about it then. Then you’ll see! It’s not easy by any means! Getting someone to stop doing something destructive when whatever devils inside them are screaming “it’s right!.. Just tell them ‘God told you’ (and, if it blows up, blame those trying to “control you).” What can you say then?.. In this “modern world” of always supporting the one who wants (and orchestrates things in order) to be seen as a “victim” the most.
I’m rather confused by your comment. It seems too convoluted and comes very close to sympathizing with the pastor.
But having said that are your aware that this pastor posted a topless photo (Albeit blurred) of his wife. Who knows what other dirt exists on his unacceptable behavior to his wife.
It s absolutely incredible that you take the word of a known liar, abuser, sex predator, and stalker over an innocent woman. Wow. All evidence points to JP Miller being the one with mental problems. HE was on lithium, not her! There is video of him having a bad reaction to it. There are police reports and video of him stalking her. There are documents indicating that he put a nude of her up on the internet. SHE had bruises on her body when she died, in the form of a hand print. HE admitted to slashing her tires, to putting tracking devices on her car, it’s IN WRITING. I’m horrified and disgusted of your justification of this behavior, that he was “driven” to abuse her. Get OUT of here with that disgusting noise. How DARE you?
Brandy, Thanks for your reply.
When this story first broke on the Roys Report Alan showed up claiming to be an expert in clinical psychology and defended Miller.
Either he’s very deluded or is using one of the many subtle tactics by online trolls….that is expressing a concern but in the wrong direction.
Now on the issue of being an expert I’ve have jokingly said on other forums that you can be anything you want to on the internet. When people brag about their expertise online I have my doubts.
Fortunately the FBI is now looking into this issue https://julieroys.com/fbi-called-in-to-help-with-mica-millers-case/
I’m a little confused too but let’s assume you are having sympathy for John in dealing with his wife. You prove too much when you say it is not easy. And so that proves my point that he should have self-resigned from ministry to focus on the care of his wife. 1 Tim 3:4-5 (along with the other partial qualifications passages) shows the order of loyalty and priority in care. Loyalty to the church is NOT the same as loyalty to Christ and unfortunately we get this confused thinking church has the highest priority and then wonder why our families and churches are a mess. Being a leader in our homes and churches is meaningless if we can’t care for/bear with the sin and imperfections of those under our care.
Posting revenge porn on line is a felony.
Comes the day when you realize there is nothing for men equivalent to how women are spoken of–and treated. There are no equivalent words for “jezebel” or “slut”–words frequently used by those who claim they subscribe to a higher moral authority. The male in this situation is finally admitting to posting a topless photo of his wife. So he admits to that? But he wasn’t an abuser? We are to believe HIS story that she was mentally unbalanced, didn’t take her medications, recklessly spent? He gets to require a congregation after dismissively announcing her death; “Don’t talk about this.”? HE is the one with platform, he is the thought leader, he is the wordsmith, he is THE MAN. Domestic violence is rampant in our country, and in churches. Yet we rarely hold men who spin the narrative and frame their innocence while demonizing women accountable. The evidence here is heartbreaking and compelling. There is a reason women are furious. May justice prevail for this young woman and her family. And may women be believed.
I’ve had much dealing with the mentally unstable. Successfully raised 4 foster daughters, (although fraught with challenges).
I see the exact opposite of what you describe these days. “ALWAYS believe the woman. NEVER believe the man.” I am NOT advocating for a “re-reversal” of that. I’m simply saying (as I’m currently attempting to help a marriage with similar problems), that dealing with a PPD or BPD can be excruciatingly difficult when the person refuses medication and causes problems multiple times a day. New reasons to be “offended,” the person trying to help gets crazy frustrated themselves and often begins destructive behavior out of that.
Ask any licensed therapist worth their salt. They’ll confirm this.
Take this situation in totality, please. Bringing up personal experience to apply to a multi-layered case where there is evidence of illegal behavior (several documented instances of her car being tampered with, the fact that she was a child of 14 in his youth group, his dismissive behavior in front of the church, etc, etc.) is not really helpful. I did not say ALWAYS regarding whom to believe. I do maintain that we do absolutely know that the data, the evidence, the death statistics nationwide show that domestic violence is overwhelmingly done by MEN to women. Common sense says exceptions exist, but the reality of the power imbalance and vulnerability has always meant that women are overwhelmingly the victims in DV situations. Now that the FBI are involved let us hope that justice will prevail as the investigation ramps up.
There are people saying that it was the”pastor” suffering from mental illness. What is going on here in this video from 2015?
https://youtu.be/hJikRyLkLq8?si=HSHbA-eZOJbD1FFg
You should watch this video, of the guy’s sermons which clearly show how strong his manipulation and control was, not just over Mica but over his church and others. Very disturbing, this sort of thing should not be in Christ’s church!
https://youtu.be/MytBsGppRSA?feature=shared
If Mica really did commit suicide, it’s a shame she ended her bright life over the likes of that despicable man. The world would be a much better place if the roles were reversed. He has purportedly left a trail of abuse in his wake.