SC Pastor Dale Richardson Charged with Kidnapping & Rape of Three Women at Gunpoint in Trailer Behind Church

SC Pastor Dale Richardson charged with kidnapping & rape

Pastor Dale Richardson, who leads Freedom Free Will Baptist Church in Ladson, SC, has been charged with kidnapping and raping three women at gunpoint, two of them in a trailer behind the church, according to the Daily Mail. He also kidnapped a fourth, but she was not sexually assaulted.

According to an incident report, about noon on a Saturday last month, Richardson picked up a woman and gave her a ride. When the 20-year-old tried to get out of the car, he allegedly pulled a gun, bound her hands, covered her head and took her to the grey-blue trailer home behind the church. The report said he later dropped the woman in a wooded area, threatening to shoot her if she turned around.

Police said the woman was able to identify Richardson from his picture on the church website, which also displays a short biography detailing how he became a Christian and then a pastor.
Richardson has since been charged with two other similar sexual assaults, both of which occurred last year. Source

Surprise, surprise, he's a graduate of Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. Richardson was denied bond by a Dorchester County magistrate judge because he was deemed a danger to society. Richardson has since been suspended from Freedom Free Will Baptist Church pending the outcome of this case.