The furious spouse said: “People have to be held accountable. The brother said he had the feeling that his mind was playing tricks on him because he recalled briefly seeing his then-teenage sister in bed with their pastor.Īt some point, the woman’s husband took the microphone and bashed the pastor for his unholy conduct. Bobi Gephart and her husband, Nate, photo Bobi Gephart explains why she is coming forward nowĪ few weeks ago, her brother said he was confused by remembering something he saw when he was just a teenager. She said that she decided to come forward and liberate herself from this mental prison after her brother spoke to her. This church has been built on lies, but no more.” Then, she turned to Lowe’s adult son and said: “Your dad is not the victim here. I could give story after story after story to what you did to me.” She said: “You did things to my teenage body that never had and should have never been done, and the church deserves to know the truth. She made more shocking revelations and promised to drop more truth bombs if necessary. The 14-minute video was posted on Facebook by a woman who says that she is a family member of the victim of Pastor John B. Do you remember that? I know you do.”īobi Gephart and Pastor John B. I was just 16 when you took my virginity on your office floor. The woman, who had not been publicly identified by name at the time, stated: “For 27 years, I lived in a prison. She described herself as a victim and shared that the pastor groomed her and took advantage of her when she was 16. She continued with her speech by explaining that she has been going through hell for almost three decades because of what the pastor did to her. She told Lowe that the events he spoke about took place exactly 27 years ago and went on to put him on blast. However, seconds after, a woman walked to the pulpit and said that the pastor only shared half of the story.īobi Gephart, a woman in her 40s, stood in front of the crowd with her husband, Nate, by her side. The congregation gave pastor Lowe a standing ovation after his mea culpa. I need to say that, and you deserve to hear it.” The man of God said: “It involved one person, and there’s been no other.
Lowe said he kept the ungodly secret from his family and churchgoers for far too long and asked for forgiveness. John Lowe II, who has been married for more than 45 years, revealed that he has sinned by committing adultery.
Without going into much detail about his personal life, Rev. 17 posts, as well as the site's posted updates to its community guidelines.At the end of Sunday’s church service, the pastor left many in the congregation confused when he took the microphone to confess that he had sinned about 20 years ago. Some found tricks to get around the flagging process, others saw legitimate content hidden.Īsked for comment, Tumblr referred CNET back to the Dec. Users quickly found flaws in Tumblr's implementation of the ban. "Although, photorealistic imagery or photography – images, videos, or GIFs - with real humans that include exposed genitals or female-presenting (yeah, we know you hate this term) nipples or depict sex acts is not allowed per our guidelines."īreastfeeding and nudity in art are still OK to post. "Written content such as erotica, nudity related to political or newsworthy speech, and nudity found in art, specifically sculptures and illustrations, is also stuff that can be freely posted on Tumblr," the post says. 3 in a post titled " A better, more positive Tumblr." On Monday, a new post apologized for what the site admitted has "not been an easy transition." Flagged content will be hidden, not deleted, the site reported. The blogging platform announced the change Dec. Tumblr's ban on adult content went into effect Monday, and it didn't take long for users to bare their naked thoughts on the move.