Ex-pastor Extradited To Face Child Abuse Charges In Maryland

It’s never a good thing when you have to report about yet another man of the cloth who is being charged with sex crimes against children, but that’s once again what we are here to do as a former pastor who is linked to a Comstock Park church was recently arrested and extradited to Maryland, where he is set to face child sex crimes.

Thomas Pinkerton, who was recently arrested, was once a member of the new chapel church in Comstock Park in 2020 and was close to the church’s lead pastor, according to WZZM 13.

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They were the first ones to break the story as the new chapel church member, Tory Grunwell contacted them about the story. She told them that there were things that happened during services that made her very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, her son was not one of the kids affected by his alleged actions. She did say it was very uncomfortable for her when he would make comments towards him in church that just didn't sit right with her:

This man was one of my son's youth leaders, and went out of his way during services to point out my son and talk about how anointed he was, and the face of God is upon him, and all of these really faith-based things coming out of his mouth to my son. This man prayed over multiple people inside of our church. I mean, he was very involved in the spiritual movement at New Chapel, and it's just been so uncomfortable to think about, you know.

Pinkerton has been charged with five counts of Second-Degree Child Abuse, five counts of Second-Degree Assault, five counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, three counts of Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense, and two counts of Third-Degree Sexual Offense.