Leonardo Blair
Senior Reporter
Leonardo Blair is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer whose career spanned secular media in the Caribbean and New York City prior to joining The Christian Post in 2013. His early work with CP focusing on crime and Christian society quickly attracted international attention when he exposed a campaign by Creflo Dollar Ministries in 2015 to raise money from supporters to purchase a $65 million luxury jet. He continues to report extensively on church crimes, spiritual abuse, mental health, the black church and major events impacting Christian culture.
He is a 2007 alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he was an inaugural member of the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.
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Christopher Watts, father who murdered pregnant wife, 2 daughters says he’s forgiven by God
Christopher Watts a Colorado man who was found guilty in 2018 then sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their two daughters, Bella and Celeste, says he’s now a changed man thanks to the Gospel and he believes God has forgiven him.
Married mothers are more likely to be happier than other women: study
Despite the challenges of marriage and motherhood, a new report from the Institute of Family Studies suggests that married mothers are happier than their childless and unmarried counterparts for several reasons, including more regular opportunities for "kissing, hugging and snuggling."
Riverbend Community Church staff under investigation for abuse allegations
Police in Ormond Beach, Florida, are investigating the staff of Riverbend Community Church and Riverbend Academy in connection with allegations of abuse, and are asking potential victims to come forward.
David Taylor arrested, allegedly ordered ‘armor bearers’ to transport women dosed with Plan B
Self-styled “apostle,” David E. Taylor was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday along with his organization’s executive director, Michelle Brannon.
Ex-deacon ordered to repay $228M in restitution fleeced from believers in cryptocurrency scam
A former Seventh-day Adventist Church deacon who was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2023 for fleecing more than 30,000 mostly Christian investors out of nearly $250 million in a cryptocurrency scam, has been ordered to pay back more than $228 million in restitution by a federal judge in New York.
‘Spiritual delusion’ leads to death of Amish father, 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake, police say
An Amish father in Ohio and his 4-year-old son are now dead following a deluded attempt by him and his wife to “prove their worthiness to God,” authorities say.
TD Jakes’ ex-son-in-law claims megachurch founder sexually abused him: attorney
An attorney facing financial sanction for fabricated citations in his legal filings related to Pastor T.D. Jakes' defamation lawsuit now claims to represent the convicted ex-husband of Jakes’ eldest daughter, Cora Jakes, and other unnamed males who he says have credible allegations against the Potter's House founder of grooming, sexual assault, sexting, and transporting them across state lines.
Stepfather, mother arrested after 11-year-old girl gives birth to baby
An Oklahoma couple is facing multiple charges of child neglect and sexual abuse after their 11-year-old daughter gave birth to a baby that a DNA test shows is 99.9% likely fathered by the stepfather.
Pastor Tony Evans returns to preaching while his restoration to ministry is unclear
Just over a year after Pastor Tony Evans stepped down as leader of the 11,000-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church in Dallas, Texas, due to a sin that has not been disclosed publicly, he is back to preaching.
James McMillan, former pastor charged with sending nude photos to teen, arrested again
A former Oklahoma pastor who's awaiting trial on charges of committing indecent acts with a child younger than 16 and was recently arrested for sending a nude photo to another teenager, is now in custody after authorities arrested him for violating the terms of his bail.
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