In today's paper, Scott Goldstein reported on the indecent exposure case against Jermaine Jakes, son of the pastor of the Potter's House, Bishop T.D. Jakes. Read on for a description of the 29-year-old's encounter with undercover detectives as presented in a Dallas police arrest warrant affidavit. The affidavit says that about 10 p.m. on Jan. 3, detectives were working undercover at Kiest Park after citizen complaints about sexual activity there. The detectives saw Jakes and several other unknown men park their cars in the parking lot, the affidavit says, then they saw Jakes enter a wooded area, where he remained for several minutes. Two detectives went into the wooded area, the affidavit says, and Jakes walked directly toward one of them. With pants unzipped, the affidavit says, Jakes began to masturbate while making eye contact with the detective. The detectives then identified themselves as Dallas police officers, took down Jakes' information, and released him. In vice cases like this, the defendants normally receive letters afterward informing them of the charges and advising them to report to the county jail to post bond. It's not clear to me yet whether Jakes has done this already.
Growing up in that sexually repressive environment and given his preference in partners, it's no surprise that he's trolling for ass in the woods. What is it with the pattern of sex scandals involving religious and/or conservative leaders and their family members. Anyone else remember Maya Keyes, daughter of Alan Keyes.
Just because there has been a lot of loud noise made by the media whenever a person with religious affiliations makes a stupid choice does not mean that there is a "pattern of sex scandals". Also growing up in a religious environment does not mean it is "sexually repressive" either. The great majority of children raised with strong religious convictions, have very normal sex lives. And there are idiots in all families. Remember God has children, not grandchildren.
Don't forget Pastor Ted Haggard, who had a secret affair with a male hustler, snorting crystal meth off his stomach.
Preacher's/priest's/minister's children tend to be the exact opposite of what their fathers preach. Ain't that ironic.
TD Jakes, Joel Osteen and perhaps Bishop Frederick Haynes III constitute three of the most powerful ministers in Texas (nation as well). Rev. Jakes has done some good work but he is going to have to focus on what is going on with those closest to him. Jakes was the king of the megachurch but having a mansion and Bentleys and weekly appearances on CNN combined with Osteen's "prosperity gospel" and 70,000 member audience each Sunday in Houston has pushed him back a little.
Fucked up that he was cruising or that he got caught? The really fucked up thing is that practically every metropolitan area has a gay district where a man can go pick up other men. Why are you in the woods with your hand on your dick in front of a narco when there are legal ways to procure some ass?
Because he's been so programmed to think of gay sex as unnatural and wrong that he only seeks it out in skeevy places.