Roy Gordon Lawrence

Roy Gordon Lawrence is a convicted child molester.

Lawrence was as a Baptist pastor in Ottawa. Previously he resided in St. Albert, Alberta, when he was a 10-year veteran of the Edmonton Police Service. He was suspended and then resigned in 1991, after he had been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting three children. He captured the three children under ten years of age at knife point. All three were forced to perform [...] acts on each other and on Lawrence. Two of the children were brother and sister. Lawrence had rented a video camera and taped the four to five hours of abuse.

Prison and post-release career as pastor

Lawrence was convicted and sent to prison. He was released in 1997 After prison Lawrence graduated from Toronto Baptist Seminary. He moved to Ottawa and became involved with local Baptist churches. In 2002, having covered his past, Lawrence became an associate pastor of Westboro Baptist Church (no relation to Westboro in Kansas). Lawrence resigned from the position in March 2004. Shortly thereafter, Ottawa police obtained a protective order against Lawrence, upon learning that he had hosted a sleepover with children and that he was involved with other children's ministries at the church. A group of people left Westboro Baptist with Roy Lawrence in March 2004. They formed Grace Baptist of Ottawa where Roy Lawrence still teaches and preaches on a regular basis. The Ottawa police protective order was in place for one year.

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