Washington Youth Pastor Charged With Child Rape

June 8, 2023 Crime, Religion

The Bellingham Herald reports:

A Blaine mother of six who is a former teacher and currently a candidate for the local School Board was arrested Friday, June 2, and charged with three counts of child rape, four counts of child sexual assault and drug possession.

Tana Perkins Reneau, 51, was arrested by Whatcom County sheriff’s deputies after detectives for the department investigated a Child Protective Services report regarding the abuse of juveniles, according to Deb Slater, a spokeswoman for the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.

Reneau also has a history of involvement in the North Whatcom County Young Life ministry as a leader in a program called YoungLives, which aims to offer guidance, resources and support to teen mothers.

Yahoo News reports:



Three female children ranging in age from 7 to 14 and one male child over the age of 10 known to Reneau came forward with allegations that she had been physically and sexually abusing them as punishment, documents state.

“Horrific is a good word for it,” Whatcom County Superior Court Commissioner Jonathan Richardson said regarding the allegations during Reneau’s first appearance in court on Monday.

Some of the children were forced to sleep naked in the shower, in the garage or without blankets or pillows. All four children were forced to run laps, the documents state. The children were physically abused using closed fists and household items including boards, cords and a shovel, the documents state.

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