Slog - Comments on Youth Pastor Watch http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85 Illinois: A former basketball coach at a Baptist school in Downers Grove will spend time behind bars for having a sexual relationship with a student. John Puga, 36, of Aurora was sentenced Friday to serve one year in the DuPage County jail with work release privileges after he pleaded guilty to molesting a 17-year-old girl. He also must register as a convicted sex offender. Puga had an inappropriate sexual relationship with the girl at Marquette Manor Baptist Church and school from November 2001 to May 2002. Authorities charged him in March 2006 after the girl told a counselor. The two... Copyright 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:26:08 -0800 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:29:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by sepiolida You really hate that skate park.

]]> sepiolida http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178912 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178912 Religion Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:13:57 -0800 Comment by laluna Oh my God. Is that pic of the 14 year old? If so, I'm going to hell for thinking what I'm thinking!

]]> laluna http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178915 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178915 Religion Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:15:12 -0800 Comment by laluna Oh my God. Is that pic of the 14 year old? If so, I'm going to hell for thinking what I'm thinking!

]]> laluna http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178918 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178918 Religion Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:15:35 -0800 Comment by ellarosa 2&3 looks like a professionally done photo, so i'm guessing no.

who in their right mind lets kids sleep over with these people anymore? i'd sooner send my kid out to the corner store at 12 am than let him spend the night at a youth ministry or church building supervised by these pedopervs.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178942 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178942 Religion Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:31:17 -0800 Comment by inkweary @2/3 that is an overly waxed tweaker-hustler posing as a skater. Lust away.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178966 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178966 Religion Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:50:37 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi That first story could have been written better. I guess we're supposed to figure out that the girl is now 17, so was 11-12 when the abuse started?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1178999 Religion Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:17:52 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball Every time you run that skateboard picture I laugh...it's so hot but so obviously contrived. Just like love...

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1179058 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1179058 Religion Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:05:47 -0800 Comment by joves I think you're going a bit far on the last one, as a reader from West Lafayette, IN. I agree, youth pastors are fucking creepy, but I mean, he didn't even do anything...

Thanks though, because it gave you an excuse to post that photo.

]]> joves http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1179202 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/youth_pastor_watch_85#c1179202 Religion Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:29:14 -0800