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10 Notable Clergy Sex Scandals in 2017

By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter

10. Pastor Garry Evans

Pastor Garry Evans.
Pastor Garry Evans. | (Photo: Mug shot)

Pastor Garry Evans, 72, who led Rushville Baptist Temple in Rushville, Indiana, for some 30 years, tried to take his life in November, weeks after he was arrested and charged with three counts of child molestation, four counts of sexual battery and five counts of child solicitation in a case involving a 3-year-old girl.

Police say Evans took the girl to his office for candy but pulled down his pants instead and made her touch his penis. He warned her not to tell anyone.

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