TEXAS: Married Pastor Pleads Guilty In Hooker Sting

Houston’s ABC affiliate reports:

A Baptist pastor in The Woodlands who was arrested last summer on a charge of soliciting a prostitute pleaded guilty this morning to the charge and was sentence to a year of probation. Eddie Hilburn, 53, was arrested at a hotel in July 2017 during a sting operation.

According to charging documents, Hilburn paid an undercover Harris County Sheriff’s deputy $80 for sexual activities. Soon after money changed hands, deputies moved in and arrested him. According to the church’s website, Hilburn had been with the church since 2012. He had previously served at other congregations across Texas and Wisconsin.

You may recall that Hilburn literally ran from the media after being released from jail.

(Tipped by JMG reader John)