Thursday, November 5, 2009

Former Joplin Globe Reporter Facing Federal Sex Charges:


Another man from the Ozarks with ties to a Christian organization has been charged with sexually assaulting a teen aged girl.
But Colby Williams is familiar with crimes like this, he was a reporter for the Joplin Globe. His last byline was dated Saturday August 8, 2009.

The Turner Report has the federal documents related to this case on their blog.

Federal prosecutors say that Colby L. Williams (a.), 24, of Joplin, had illicit sex with the 14 year-old while on a mission trip to in 2007 to Cyprus with Team Expansion of Louisville, KY.

The missionary group immediately arranged for Williams to return to the United States.

Team Expansion was founded in 1978 as a prayer movement on the campus of what was then Kentucky Christian College.

According to their website, over 320 missionaries have helped start 180 churches in over forty-five countries.

Williams, who was arrested at his residence today, had his initial court appearance this morning and will be released on bond after he surrenders his passport to the court.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wish people understood more about this before posting something that makes such a good character look so bad.

top-secret helicopter said...

anonymous is an idiot.

Anonymous said...

I whole-heartedly agree with anonymous.

Anonymous said...

Pray for repentance and change of heart. Fair punishment must be administrated.