WARSAW, Ind. (AP) - The Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office confirms an investigation is underway involving a pastor at a local church.
Pastor John Lowe II told his Indiana congregation that he had committed “adultery” about 20 years ago, a disclosure that was followed moments later by a woman who stepped forward & said she was victimized by him when she was 16 years old.
The remarks were recorded on video Sunday at New Life Christian Church and World Outreach in Warsaw & posted on Facebook.
Lowe told his congregation: “I committed adultery.”
“It was nearly 20 years ago,” he said. “It continued far too long. It involved 1 person & there’s been no other. I have no defense. ... I sinned. I need to say that & you deserve to hear it.”
Lowe got a standing ovation. But then a woman walked up to the microphone with her story.
“It was 27 years ago, not 20. ... I was just 16 when you took my virginity on your office floor. Do you remember that? I know you do,” she said.
She said the “lies & the manipulation have to stop.”
“I was a prisoner, and you kept me in your prison,” she said as Lowe stood near. “I’m a prisoner no longer.”
Some people then shouted questions at Lowe. He admitted having sex with the woman when she was a teenager.
“It was wrong. I can’t make it right,” Lowe said.
A few dozen people walked up to encircle & support him as another man led a prayer.
Lowe told the congregation that he was stepping down from his role as pastor.
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