Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Osceola County, Florida, USA · 2026

United States: Osceola County pastor found guilty of raping a church member who sought spiritual guidance

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Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

pastor of a congregation the victim had recently joined for spiritual guidance and revival

Organization

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A new congregant, placed in the pastor's own household as part of a church-sanctioned spiritual process and assigned his wife as her 'spiritual godmother,' was raped by the man whose religious authority had arranged that access.

Pastoral or clerical authority

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Proceedings

2026-07-01 · jury verdict

Osceola County, Florida — circuit court. Eddy Noelsaint, 54, was found guilty on four counts of sexual battery against a member of his congregation. The assaults occurred in 2022 after the victim joined his church; she said Noelsaint first raped her while she was staying at his home as part of her 'spiritual revival,' after giving her pills that left her unable to resist, and raped her again months later. Sentencing was scheduled for 11 Sep 2026.

Documented coercion mechanisms

assignment of a 'spiritual godmother' (the pastor's own wife) as part of the victim's baptism, binding her further into the household
hosting the victim in his home as part of a spiritual-revival process
use of pills to incapacitate her before the first assault

Cited record

Sources

press press report ClickOrlando/WKMG, 10 Jul 2026.: Verdict, four counts, sentencing date.
press press report WFTV9, Jul 2026.: Circumstances of the assaults and the 'spiritual godmother' detail.

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Source and tier basis: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/10/osceola-county-pastor-convicted-of-raping-church-member-who-sought-spiritual-guidance/ Corpus classification: press; evidentiary role: press-report. SHA-256 99adf486b6c68418f098823e71505ddc6049f74aebb231ae0aafdb5e62bd81ee
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
Source and tier basis: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/osceola-county-pastor-found-guilty-drugging-sexually-assaulting-church-member-investigators-say/X7FQITJ5PFC47EQ7YZIDUAJGXU/ Corpus classification: press; evidentiary role: press-report. SHA-256 77365d523a146cef8ff5b82429187bad6277af5d5db63019f5c0e5ce1313644e
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger

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