Kerry McJunkins
Posted by: Webmaster in Arizona, Church Schools, Kentucky, ME-MV, Old Cases(11/16/07 - Initial BBT Report)
Kerry Lynn McJunkins, 38, of Lexington, Kentucky has been arrested on a warrant from Douglas, Arizona where McJunkins is alleged to have molested two boys in the late 1980’s.
Reportedly McJunkins was a teacher at a private school operated by the Bible Baptist church in Douglas, Arizona. At the time McJunkins was reportedly 18-years-old. One of the alleged victims was 10-years-old when the sexual abuse allegedly started in 1987. It is further alleged that McJunkins sexually abused this victim for four years.
James Pitts who reportedly has been the pastor of the Bible Baptist church in Douglas for the last 30 years says he hired McJunkins in the late 1980’s and fired him in 1991, after McJunkins became very arrogant and his behavior changed.
The alleged victim has been quoted in media reports as saying, “Everything I’ve done in my life has been affected by what he has done to me. I was threatened and I was scared, and it carries over you when you’re young and it carries with you until your older but at one point I realized he couldn’t hurt me any longer.”
The alleged victim came to this “realization” in 2006 and went to police with his complaints about McJunkins.
Little if any information has been released on the second alleged victim.
Immediately following McJunkins arrest by Lexington Police he was held on $100,000 bond. He was subsequently released on $20,000 cash bond to await an extradition hearing in which Arizona authorities will seek to have him returned to Arizona to face charges.
Reportedly police were tipped off to McJunkins’ location by his alleged victims, who tracked him down in Kentucky.
McJunkins was working at a Lexington church, but church officials indicated that his role did not put him in contact with children.
References:
Former Lexington church worker arrested on Arizona warrant (11/16/06)
Accused Ariz. Molester Arrested In Ky. (11/16/07)
Former Lexington church worker arrested on Arizona warrant (11/16/07)
Former Douglas man arrested in Kentucky for sexually assaulting a Douglas boy (11/16/07)
Sexual Assault Suspect Out Of Jail (11/15/07)
Douglas man arrested 20 years after alleged sex crime (11/14/06)
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November 6th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
are you sure klm is still in Nicholasville? I heard something about he and his wife splitting up. could be just another rumor.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:26 am
The delays are normal. klm is a member “in good standing” at the church in Nicholasville Ky. It seems, in the eyes of the pastor there, the father of the victims is the bad guy. It is too bad he has such poor judgment concerning this whole issue.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Thanks. Any idea why it was delayed? Is he still in KY?
October 7th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
new trial date jan 2009
October 7th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I haven’t heard anything, I’ve been checking on that too.