Last week, The Roys Report (TRR) published allegations that Jay Spencer sexually harassed an employee at Liberty University while serving as a vice president in the late 1990s. Barely a week later and in light of our report, Spencer’s most recent employer, Houston Christian University (HCU), just fired him. Liberty had terminated Spencer in 1998 with full knowledge of his misconduct. But according to his alleged victim, Rachel Beck, Liberty covered up his sexual harassment and provided him ...| The Roys Report
A former youth pastor at a west Tennessee church will spend 24 years in prison after he pled guilty to sexual crimes against a minor. Ryan Kelley McElrath, 40, was a youth pastor at Fellowship Bible Church in Jackson, Tennessee, from 2021 until his arrest in June 2024, The Roys Report (TRR) has reported. The independent church fired McElrath after his arrest and admission of guilt to church leaders, Fellowship Bible said in a statement last year.| The Roys Report
Liberty University, a power center for evangelical Christianity and one of the country’s largest educational institutions, claims it adheres to the highest ethical standards. But while students were forced to follow the school’s honor code called “The Liberty Way,” leaders at the top flagrantly violated it, says 1996 graduate and former admissions counselor Rachel Beck. Beck, who’s going by her maiden name, says she was sexually harassed in the late 1990s by two top administrators.| The Roys Report
The son-in-law of televangelist Mark Barclay was convicted on Friday of sexually assaulting a girl for about six years. James Randolph, a former church leader at Living Word Church in Midland, Michigan, now potentially faces life in prison. Living Word Church was founded by Barclay, whose TV ministry reaches millions of viewers each week. Following two and a half hours of deliberations, Randolph was found guilty of all six counts he faced.| The Roys Report
When Newsboys owner Wes Campbell resigned from the Gospel Music Association board in July, he insisted he had “no idea” about the devastating behaviors by frontman Michael Tait. But many have called those claims into question. And Campbell’s Grammy-nominated band is on life support due to The Roys Report’s (TRR) investigation into Tait’s sexual misconduct, drug use, and alleged cover up by Newsboys’ management. Over the past few months, the band has lost its Canadian tour, multipl...| The Roys Report
The elders of a Texas megachurch revealed that former pastor Josiah Anthony sent sexual messages to multiple women, prompting his resignation.| The Roys Report
