Retired Atlanta Pastor & High Ranking United Methodist Church Official Albert Turnell Jr. Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

SHAME: Albert Turnell Jr., 71, who is a retired minister and a district superintendent of the United Methodist Church, was arrested Thursday morning at his home in Smyrna, Ga., on federal child pornography charges. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Turnell was charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.

Turnell, former pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Smyrna, has also led congregations in Marietta, Calhoun, Dalton and Colbert, and has served as a district superintendent for the United Methodist Church. Turnell will have his first court appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge Thursday afternoon, Emmett said.

The case was investigated by the FBI's Innocent Images Task Force and the GBI's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Source

Another wolf in sheep's clothing. Shameful. I am sure this man is a grandfather. Of course, I am sure his supporters will say the devil is involved in his arrest.