Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Other or denomination not established Brooklyn Center, MN, USA · 2018

Meally Morris Freeman: two convictions after a purported deliverance session

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Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

pastor, spiritual father

Organization

Grace Mountaineer Tabernacle Church

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The filed complaint and prosecutor's verdict release state that the complainant regarded Freeman as her pastor and spiritual father, sought spiritual guidance, and was told she required a private deliverance session to remove a demon. Prayer, oil and the claimed exorcism structured the encounter in which the jury found the criminal conduct occurred.

Exorcism or deliverance
Pastoral or clerical authority
Ritual, oath, or initiation

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2018-05-08 · criminal complaint, court file 27-CR-18-11806

Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota. The filed complaint charged two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct during private religious or spiritual advice.
2018-10-01 · jury verdict

Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota. A jury convicted Freeman on both third-degree criminal-sexual-conduct counts.

Documented coercion mechanisms

purported deliverance and exorcism
private spiritual-guidance session
prayer and anointing oil
induced trance-like or unconscious state

Cited record

Sources

official prosecutor release criminal verdict Hennepin County Attorney's Office, 'Jury finds Brooklyn Center pastor guilty of sexual assault' (Oct. 3, 2018).: The official prosecutor release records both guilty verdicts and describes the pastoral relationship, request for spiritual guidance, purported deliverance session, exorcism claim and use of oil during prayer.
filed criminal complaint charging document State of Minnesota v. Meally Morris Freeman, criminal complaint, Hennepin County District Court file 27-CR-18-11806 (May 8, 2018).: The filed complaint identifies the two clergy-specific charges and alleges that the conduct occurred during private meetings in which religious or spiritual advice, aid or comfort was sought or received.
state newspaper court reporting corroboration Minnesota Star Tribune, 'Brooklyn Center pastor convicted of sexual assault under the guise of exorcism' (Oct. 3, 2018).: Minnesota's statewide newspaper independently corroborates the two verdicts and the deliverance, exorcism, prayer and spiritual-father evidence presented at trial.

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Source and tier basis: https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2018/October/freeman-10-3-2018 Corpus classification: official-prosecutor-release; evidentiary role: criminal-verdict. SHA-256 40943cd70c1107e3961f077a875055075210b1d4f8212fa4b9f4da875eaab6bf
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
Source and tier basis: https://www.hennepinattorney.org/-/media/cao/news/2018/oct-dec/freeman-10-3-18.pdf Corpus classification: filed-criminal-complaint; evidentiary role: charging-document. SHA-256 96a1d745d630ad5f64824f6ee2a683459d85778c1a5d3f647648a5901398717f
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
Source and tier basis: https://www.startribune.com/brooklyn-center-pastor-convicted-of-sexual-assault-under-the-guise-of-exorcism/495094551 Corpus classification: state-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: corroboration.
Retrieval: 2026-07-27 · Retrieval failed; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger

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