Pastor caught by police in car with bound naked man says he was 'counselling' him
'I will deny, on a stack of Bibles with God as my witness, that I did nothing'
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A pastor who was caught with by police with a bound naked man in a car, has insisted he was "counselling" his companion.
George Nelson Gregory has been charged with open lewdness and indecent exposure because the car was parked in a public street.
But the 61-year-old told news channel CBS Pittsburgh he was simply “counselling a young man with a drug problem”.
Police were initially alerted to the scene in Homestead, western Pennsylvania, by a father who told them he had seen a naked man get out of a car, which was parked outside his daughter’s window.
A criminal complaint filed against Mr Gregory states officers found the pastor in the back seat, and another man bound with nylon rope and completely naked in a front seat.
When Mr Gregory was asked what was happening, he allegedly told them they “were just playing” and that the pair “met up from time to time to play with each other”.
The other man confirmed the scene was consensual, the complaint said.
Mr Gregory insists the police’s account of the conversation “never happened” and that he had “nothing to hide”.
"It did turn strange, but it wasn't my doing, OK?” he told CBS Pittsburgh. “And I was adamant that I'm not participating in that way. And so that's when the police pulled up, and they assume things, but I'm standing by my story. It's not true."
Mr Gregory said he and his wife had repeatedly tried to get the other man help and had been working with him for years.
“I won’t deny that he began to take his clothes off and propositioned me, but I will deny, on a stack of Bibles with God as my witness, that I did nothing,” Mr Gregory said.
The pastor insists he was fully clothed and should therefore not be charged with open lewdness.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments