Swapping Section 8 housing help for sexual favors is pretty gross. It's even grosser when it's a man of God doing it.
The Rev. Meredith F. Sullivan admitted in February that he'd bumped people up the waiting list for Section 8 housing and lied to HUD about tenant income and household compositions in exchange for sex (or the promise of sex) from residents at the Sycamore Grove Apartments (2920 East 17th Street), which he managed, from June 1, 2004, to July 1, 2009.
Sullivan, 55, was sentenced today to 16 months in federal prison and
ordered to pay $34,444 in restitution.
The scheme caused HUD
to overpay Section 8 rental subsidies by $104,167.
As for the
preaching, Sullivan is still listed on the Bethel Baptist Church
website as the church's pastor.
Sullivan was installed as the church's pastor on May 7, 2006, after
serving as one of the church's associate ministers, according
to the website.
The site says of Sullivan's tenure as pastor:
Doubt God guided Sullivan here.In the few months since his Pastorship (May - November 2005) baptized
many Believers, and developed the first Bylaws of the church. He
continues, with God's help and guidance, to take the church higher
through a new vision. With God's help, leadership and guiding Pastor
Sullivan's footsteps, there is no limit to the heights that are written
in the plan of the Lord.
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Today is April 12, 2011 and I was actually researching the "Sin Tax" when this article came up. I had no knowledge of this till now but I must say my faith is restored (once again) that God does take care of things if we are patient. I new several years ago that there was more to Mr. Sullivan than meets the eye but felt helpless to do anything about it. My heart went out to those who had been affected by his ways and to the young woman who called me crying one day, I'm sorry it took so long. God does things in his time not ours. I try hard not to pass judgement on my fellow man and I want to believe that people can change but I also know that as Christians we have been warned about following those who speak His Word but choose not to follow His Commandments. People who hide in plain sight are dangerous. I hope he gets the psychological help he so obviously needs. Today is a good day.
steve that pimp is going to run the church from prison can you believe that, he is still in control of everything at bethel baptist church.
i believe reverend sullivan is a low dow dirty poor example for a preacher i hope reverend sullivan dont bend over and pick up the soap and with a name like merdith im sure he will be very popular with the other men in prison and hopefully he will not come out with a new walk.
16 MONTHS? THEY SHOULD THROW AWAY THE KEY! NEXT THING OBAMA WILL PARDON O.J. AND VICK...
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