Other Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA · 2023

United States: Texas church deacon sentenced to life for continuous sexual abuse of his daughter; other church girls' accusations admitted at trial, affirmed

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deacon, unnamed church, Houston/Harris County, Texas

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unnamed church, Harris County, Texas

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Johnson served as a deacon in the church he and his daughter (the charged complainant) attended. The opinion records that after the daughter's outcry, 'other young women who were social friends of complainant at their church came forward and made accusations of sexual abuse against appellant' — abuse allegations by additional congregant girls, admitted at trial as extraneous-offense evidence, showing his deacon standing gave him access to and trust with children in the congregation beyond his own family.

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2023-02-16 · direct appeal

Court of Appeals, Fourteenth District of Texas (Houston). A Harris County jury convicted Alfredo Lee Johnson of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and assessed punishment of imprisonment for life. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals rejected Johnson's jury-charge, extraneous-offense, and excluded-evidence points and AFFIRMED (Johnson v. State, No. 14-21-00597-CR).

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deacon standing within the congregation, giving access to and standing with other church families' daughters beyond his own family

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court reporting appellate opinion Johnson v. State, No. 14-21-00597-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 16, 2023, mem. op.). CourtListener opinion id 9372202.: Full memorandum opinion: 'A jury convicted appellant Alfredo Lee Johnson of the first-degree felony of continuous sexual abuse of a young child... The jury assessed punishment of imprisonment for life... Complainant and appellant were very involved in their church where appellant served as a deacon... When she was 16 years old, other young women who were social friends of complainant at their church came forward and made accusations of sexual abuse against appellant.'

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Source and tier basis: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9372202/alfredo-lee-johnson-v-the-state-of-texas/ Corpus classification: court-reporting; evidentiary role: appellate-opinion. SHA-256 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
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