Two Cases Spotlight Sex Abuse by Religious Leaders

Daniel Lamppin, a Chick-fil-A manager and youth pastor in Osceola County, Florida, has been arrested on 24 counts of sexual battery by a custodian following reports from foster children under his care, with authorities urging additional victims to come forward. In a separate case, Myron Chorbajian, pastor of First Southern Methodist Church in Greenville, South Carolina, and his wife Kathleen were arrested in Nashville and extradited to Greenville on multiple charges related to child sexual and physical abuse, including accessory after the fact. The Chorbajians, who had seven adopted children and one biological daughter, allegedly abused their children beginning in the 1980s, with boys facing severe physical abuse and girls subjected to sexual abuse; two victims have died. Both couples remain in custody without bond. The cases have raised significant alarm about abuse by trusted figures in religious and foster care settings. Law enforcement continues to investigate and encourages further victims to come forward.