Thread: US televangelist Creflo Dollar arrested

US televangelist Creflo Dollar arrested

Kate Brumback, AAP June 10, 2012, 7:49 am


AP © US televangelist Creflo Dollar has been accused of hurting his teenage daughter.

A prominent megachurch pastor and televangelist - who has drawn scrutiny for his flashy lifestyle and preaching that prosperity is good - has been arrested after authorities said he slightly hurt his 15-year-old daughter in a fight at his metro Atlanta home.

Fayette County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of domestic violence at the home of pastor Creflo Dollar on Friday, said investigator Brent Rowan.

The pastor and his daughter were arguing over whether she could go to a party when Dollar "got physical" with her, leaving her with "superficial injuries," Rowan said.

The 15-year-old was the one who called authorities, and her 19-year-old sister corroborated the story, Rowan said.

Dollar faces misdemeanour charges of simple battery and cruelty to children. He bonded out of Fayette County jail Friday morning.

"As a father I love my children and I always have their best interest at heart at all times, and I would never use my hand to ever cause bodily harm to my children," Dollar said in a statement released by his lawyer Nikki Bonner.

The 50-year-old leads the Creflo Dollar Ministries and is the pastor for World Changers Church International in the Atlanta suburb of College Park, which serves nearly 30,000 members, according to the church's website.

He said in a 2007 interview that he sometimes got up to $100,000 for a single appearance on his packed schedule of speaking engagements.

Looks like he wound up convincing his followers that it was a small family matter:

Creflo Dollar: "I should never have been arrested" | ajc.com

Televangelist Creflo Dollar denies choking his daughter

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