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Longtime Pentecostal Preacher Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse

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As the nation continues to reckon with the disturbing legacy of the Jeffrey Epstein case — where power, influence, and fear kept abuse hidden for years — a newly emergent story out of Missouri and Oklahoma reveals that the problem of predatory abuse hidden behind religious authority is deeply systemic and far broader than most Americans realize.

Over the past year, major investigative reporting has spotlighted veteran Pentecostal preacher Joseph Lyle “Joe” Campbell, a once-beloved children’s pastor with decades of ministry across the South and Midwest. For more than 40 years, Campbell built a reputation as a charismatic faith leader, ministering to thousands of children in Assemblies of God congregations and, more recently, at Jim Bakker’s Morningside Church in Blue Eye, Missouri — a ministry broadcast on national Christian television networks. 

Despite repeated allegations dating back to the 1970s and 1980s that he sexually abused young girls under his spiritual care, Campbell continued preaching for decades without criminal consequences. Multiple women have come forward publicly, including in major NBC News reporting, saying they were abused as children or teens by Campbell while he held youth and children’s ministry positions. Many said they told church leaders and even civil authorities at the time, only to be dismissed, ignored, or told nothing could be done — a chilling echo of the fear and silence surrounding Epstein’s victims. 

The turning point arrived in December 2025 when a multi-county grand jury in Oklahoma returned an indictment against Campbell, now 68 years old, on serious criminal charges: one count of first-degree rape and one count of lewd or indecent acts with a child under 16. These allegations stem from events tied to his ministry in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1984, where prosecutors say he raped a girl believed to have been between 11 and 12 years old and sexually abused another 14-year-old while serving as a youth pastor. 

On December 17, 2025, U.S. Marshals arrested Campbell at a location in Elkland, Missouri and lodged him in the Greene County Jail in Springfield, Missouri, before his expected transfer to Oklahoma where the charges were filed.  While the state’s legal system has not yet publicly announced an official trial date as of now, the indictment makes clear that prosecutors intend to move forward — and if convicted, Campbell faces up to life in prison. 

What makes this case especially disturbing is that the alleged abuse was first reported decades ago but was never prosecuted at the time. According to survivors and investigative reporting, church officials and some local authorities repeatedly failed to act on those early reports, allowing Campbell not only to stay in ministry but to grow his influence. This mirrors one of the central outrages in the Epstein saga — that powerful or charismatic figures could evade accountability for years while their victims suffered in silence. 

One victim, Phaedra Creed, who appeared on NBC-affiliated segments discussing the case, said she and others were too afraid to come forward earlier because they feared not being believed or being physically harmed — the same kinds of fears Epstein’s accusers long described. 

Now, as Campbell awaits his day in court, the larger questions hang over this case just as they did with Epstein: How many knew? Who enabled him? And why did it take so long for justice to begin? It is far too easy for prosecutors, church leaders, and law enforcement to treat Campbell’s arrest as the end of an ugly chapter. But unless there is a transparent investigation into what church authorities, denominational leaders, and civil officials knew — and when they knew it — this will be another example of systemic betrayal rather than genuine accountability.

Campbell may be facing the possibility of a life sentence, but without uncovering the broader network of complicity that allowed him to evade consequences for decades, the real lesson of this case — and its painful parallels with Epstein — will be lost.

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Trump Lashes Out At Rep MTG Over Epstein Files

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A segment on CNN’s OutFront with Erin Burnett on December 29, with Brianna Keilar filling in, unpacked a stunning New York Times report describing an explosive phone call between President Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. According to the report, Trump erupted in anger during a September conversation after learning that Greene was pressing to expose the names of powerful individuals allegedly implicated in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual exploitation of children. What makes the exchange so consequential is not just the intensity of Trump’s reaction, but what he is said to have yelled at Greene: that her efforts would “hurt his friends.”

Greene, who has increasingly positioned herself as an advocate for Epstein’s victims, had warned that she was prepared to publicly name individuals connected to Epstein if the Department of Justice continued to stall on releasing the files. Many of the victims, most of them poor and lacking political or legal protection, have long expressed fear of retaliation if they come forward—fear not only of lawsuits, but of intimidation and physical harm from extraordinarily powerful people. That imbalance of power has been one of the central reasons the Epstein network has remained shrouded in secrecy for so long.

Unlike the victims themselves, Greene occupies a unique legal position. Under the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause, statements made by members of Congress during official proceedings are protected from civil liability. In other words, Greene can say things on the House floor that would expose an ordinary person to crushing lawsuits. That protection gives her leverage few others have, and it explains why her threat to name names carried real weight.

According to Greene, Trump berated her during the call, warning that continuing down this path would damage people close to him. That claim immediately collides with Trump’s long-standing public posture. For years, he has dismissed the Epstein files as a “Democrat hoax,” suggesting there is nothing real or consequential to be found in them. But if the files are meaningless fiction, then why the panic? Why the shouting? And why the concern that unnamed “friends” would be harmed by their release?

That contradiction is the heart of the story. Trump cannot simultaneously argue that the Epstein files are a baseless hoax and privately warn that exposing them would hurt people he knows. The two positions are mutually exclusive. If there is nothing there, no one should be worried. If, however, the revelations are dangerous—to reputations, careers, or worse—then the hoax narrative collapses under its own weight.

The most plausible explanation left is that Trump does not want the files released because they contain information that would cast him and people in his orbit in an extremely negative light. Whether that information rises to the level of criminal exposure is a separate question, but reputational damage alone would be reason enough to fight disclosure at every turn. At a minimum, the reported phone call suggests that Trump takes the contents of the Epstein files far more seriously in private than he does in public.

The White House dismissed Greene’s account by waving it off as bitterness and attacking her credibility, effectively portraying her as unstable rather than addressing the substance of the allegation. But that response does little to resolve the glaring inconsistency at the center of the story. If Greene is lying, the administration could directly deny the call or the quote attributed to Trump. Instead, it chose mockery and dismissal—an approach that raises more questions than it answers, and only deepens suspicion about what, exactly, remains buried in the Epstein files.

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Epstein Survivor Press Conference Set For 090325

Rep Ro Khanna (D-CA) appeared in a segment of MSNBC’s The Briefing with Jen Psaki (08/14/25) where he confirmed that together with Rep Thomas Massie (R-KY), they had arranged a 09/03/25 press conference with the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

It cannot be understated just how important this presser may turn out to be , not just for curious public, but also for the victims. Reps Massie and Khanna are giving them an avenue to vent out their grievances and frustrations, something they were denied when Epstein died before his criminal trial. They were robbed of an excellent opportunity to confront their abuser publicly in a court of law.

The presser will of course serve another very important function, and that is, bring back the media’s focus to the heinous crimes committed by Epstein and Maxwell, and how both shared a close relationship with Donald Trump, now President.

The Trump administration has moved heaven and earth to keep the Epstein story away from the mainstream media’s focus, so it will be very interesting to see what “shiny object” they dangle out there on 09/03/25.