AL Pastor Arrested On Multiple Child Rape Charges

Mobile’s Fox affiliate reports:

A former Citronelle pastor was back behind bars Tuesday night after he was indicted on child sex abuse charges. Investigators said Gregory Adams, 64, lured young women in his churches and sexually abused them, dating back decades ago. Adams was indicted on three counts of sodomy, two counts of sexual abuse, and three counts of rape. Mobile Police said he started abusing four young girls when they were around 12 years old.

From a 2021 report on Adams’ first arrest:

Another one of his victims, who was also 12, said she was staying the night at Adams’ house before a missionary trip to Arkansas when the first sexual assault occurred. The investigator detailed how Adams used his power as a pastor to make his victims fear him. According to testimony, Adams told one of his victims if she didn’t have sex with him, God would strike her down with lightning. Adams allegedly told his victims he chooses who goes to heaven or hell. Testimony also revealed Adams used “holy oil” as lubricant to sexually assault some of his victims.