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An Oklahoma bible study leader who has been charged with dozens of
sex crimes against a 14 year old girl had a history as a sex offender
before joining the church, NewsOK reports.
Donnie Ray Schultz, 45, faces more than 50 charges for rape and
forcible oral sodomy, along with counts of making and possessing child
pornography. He met the victim through a Bible study class he
volunteered to teach at Calvary Christian Church in Del City, a city in
central Oklahoma. A teacher at her high school said the victim reported
she felt “brainwashed” by him.
“The victim stated that over the course of 16 months, she and the
suspect have had sexual intercourse 20-30 times and had oral sex
numerous times,” Del City police detective Michael Gray wrote in a
report obtained by NewsOK.
Gray wrote that Schultz, a handyman, would often take his victim to
the houses he worked at and rape her there. She also reported that
Schultz sometimes filmed the abuse.
A spokesman for the church called the allegations a “complete shock,”
though NewsOK reported the church was aware of Schultz’ history as a
sex offender when he joined.
“While (Schultz) led a small group Bible study on church doctrine, he
was one of seven members who took turns teaching the class. The class
was for adults only, but apparently some participated in the class
before they were eighteen,” Calgary spokesman Jason Sharp told the
paper. “(Schultz) was never in any paid, employee relationship with the
church. He (led) the discipleship class as a volunteer.”
Before Schultz joined the church 19 years ago, Calgary in Del City
had been informed by his previous church that Schultz was a convicted
sex offender. But they told his current church he could be trusted and
they should accept him.
Police believe there are more victims.
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