It seems like it's a daily thing now that pastors or professors at Christian schools are arrested for pedophilia. And please note that Abilene Christian University professor Charles Wadlington is not a drag queen.
Via KTAB/KRBC:
Charles Wadlington was arrested on a warrant for Sexual Abuse of Child and now remains held in jail on a $75,000 bond.
UPDATE 3/23 – Wadlington was released on March 23 according to the Taylor County Jail records.
Court documents state that in March 2023, a child came forward to police and said she and her sister were sexually assaulted by Wadlington, their adoptive father, and their brother may have been harmed as well.
The brother was interviewed first. The documents state he described an instance where Wadlington touched him painfully in an inappropriate area after he got in trouble for play fighting with his sister.
He also told detectives Wadlington "raped his sisters", and that's why one had moved out.
During a Child Protective Services investigation, the documents state one of the sisters reported Wadlington had engaged her in sexual activity multiple times, "and that one of those times was in his office at ACU".
Another sister told investigators that Wadlington sexually assaulted her multiple times beginning when she was 13 years old. She further explained that she ran away from home when she was 15 because of the abuse.
This sister also told police she made an outcry to their mother, Mrs. Wadlington. The documents state she told the girl that, "if she spoke, to think about what would happen to all of the kids."
Wadlington would also, according to the documents, bribe this sister with cash, driving lessons, and shopping to keep her from reporting the abuse.
The university's website lists Wadlington as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology.
