By Message Staff
HOUSTON, Texas (LBM) – Four men who previously served as Louisiana Baptist pastors, youth ministers and volunteers are listed in a database of Southern Baptist individuals who were convicted of or pled guilty to sexual abuse crimes, published Feb. 10 in a Houston Chronicle investigative article.
The news report identified about 380 sexual abusers and 700 victims in SBC congregations nationwide from 1998 — 2017.
The former Louisiana Baptists listed in the Houston Chronicle database are:
- Holland Farrell McMorris, former pastor of Paradise Baptist Church, Ball. He was convicted in 2010 in a Rapides Parish court and is serving a 25-year sentence in a Louisiana state prison for sex crimes.
- Angelo “Doogie” Golatt, former youth volunteer at Donahue Family Church, Pineville (which later became Journey Church). He was arrested in 2006 in Jerome County, Idaho, where he was charged with two counts of sexual abuse/exploitation of a vulnerable adult, and later pleaded guilty to a reduced battery charge, and was sentenced to four counts of forcible rape in 2012 in a Rapides Parish court. He is serving a 40-year sentence in Louisiana.
- James Robert Griffin, former volunteer associate pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, Slidell. He was convicted in 2009 in St. Tammany Parish of aggravated incest and pornography involving juveniles.
- Jonathan Bailey, former youth minister at the First Baptist Church, New Orleans. He was convicted in 2016 in Orleans Parish with 12 felonies, including molestation of a juvenile, indecent behavior with a juvenile and obstruction. He is serving a 10-year sentence in Louisiana.
The entire database can be viewed at the Houston Chronicle website.
