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Pastor rapes disabled girl at her dad's request
03 Mar 2014 at 17:00hrs | Views
43-year-old David 'Scott' Lemley, a Baptist pastor has been arrested for allegedly raping a disabled woman who has a mental age of a seven-year-old at her father's request.
He is accused of raping the 20-year-old woman on several occasions because his wife was bedridden with a debilitating illness, according to arrest documents.
The alleged victim's father is said to have offered up his daughter to the pastor, of New Harmony Baptist Church, Baton Rouge.
She reported the attacks to police who arrested her father in November.
He remains in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a variety of sexual offences.
Detectives on Saturday also detained Lemley on one count of aggravated rape.
He is being held in Parish Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.
The victim could not provide investigators with exact dates of the alleged rapes.
Lemley, who denies the charges was first questioned about the claims late last year, insisting that the alleged victim 'is known for making up stories for no reason,' a detective wrote in the warrant, according to The Advocate news website.
Documents also say that Lemley failed to turn up for an arranged lie-detector test on December 6, last year.
Lemley's wife has defended him against what she claimed are 'false charges'.
Kim Lemley said her husband was advised by the couple's attorney, Carson Marcantel, not to attend the polygraph test.
Mrs Lemley said the couple has worked at the church for several years and that church services for Sunday morning were scheduled as usual.
'Our church is taking care of itself,' she said.
He is accused of raping the 20-year-old woman on several occasions because his wife was bedridden with a debilitating illness, according to arrest documents.
The alleged victim's father is said to have offered up his daughter to the pastor, of New Harmony Baptist Church, Baton Rouge.
She reported the attacks to police who arrested her father in November.
He remains in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a variety of sexual offences.
Detectives on Saturday also detained Lemley on one count of aggravated rape.
He is being held in Parish Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.
Lemley, who denies the charges was first questioned about the claims late last year, insisting that the alleged victim 'is known for making up stories for no reason,' a detective wrote in the warrant, according to The Advocate news website.
Documents also say that Lemley failed to turn up for an arranged lie-detector test on December 6, last year.
Lemley's wife has defended him against what she claimed are 'false charges'.
Kim Lemley said her husband was advised by the couple's attorney, Carson Marcantel, not to attend the polygraph test.
Mrs Lemley said the couple has worked at the church for several years and that church services for Sunday morning were scheduled as usual.
'Our church is taking care of itself,' she said.
Source - Daily Mail
