LAGUNA BEACH (CA)
Science Daily
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The former pastor of Calvary Chapel of Laguna Beach is suing his brother and former church for defamation.
Pastor Joe Sabolick was fired by his handpicked church board, which included his older brother, amid allegations that he embezzled money and was "fixated" on the wife and daughter of an assistant pastor, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Sabolick and the assistant pastor now oversee a Calvary Chapel in Northern California, and are suing Sabolick's brother and the church, claiming that church officials spread false rumors of wife-swapping and pedophilia.