The Christian Post reports:
David Baker Sr., a Tennessee pastor and father of 11, who served as vice president of Independent Baptist Online College, walked into a local hospital Wednesday and fatally shot himself a day after he was charged with aggravated sexual battery of a minor family member.
A statement from the Columbia Police Department said Baker walked into a bathroom at Maury Regional Hospital shortly after bonding out of jail for aggravated sexual battery of a child younger than 12, and shot himself in the chest.
The hospital “was immediately placed on lockdown.” Baker was booked into the Maury County Jail on Tuesday and charged with one count of aggravated sexual battery. He was released Wednesday on a $200,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 9.
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A church member in MAURY COUNTY speaks to Fox Nashville after pastor David Baker took his own life at Maury Regional hospital – after being charged with sexual battery of a family member under 12.
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— Maury Holler (@MauryHoller) September 12, 2024
More details emerging about Columbia, TN Pastor David Baker, who we posted about earlier. We are told he shot & killed himself in the ER after being charged with aggravated sexual battery of a minor — 👇🏽 Fox Nashville says the minor was a family member. https://t.co/iLV4uhbVu2 pic.twitter.com/3KiULeTkcq
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) September 12, 2024
The VP of Independent Baptist Online College, champion of David Hyles’ abuser “restoration” ministries, & outspoken critic of abuse victims, Pastor David Baker, is reported to have taken his own life a day after being arrested on charges of aggravated sexual battery of a minor. https://t.co/QSV2kh9qn0 pic.twitter.com/Ffk0ZuFzli
— Bad Preacher Clips™ (@BadSermons) September 12, 2024