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	Former Troy Minister Back in Jail after Domestic Battery Charge By Beth Hundsdorfer Belleville News-Democrat March 26, 2009 http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/705902.html A former Lutheran minister who was charged with raping a boy who is less than 6 years old, now faces a domestic battery charge. James K. Gullen, 53, was arrested by Jacksonville police after they said he struck his wife. Gullen was free on bond on aggravated predatory criminal sexual charges, but after his arrest, Troy police returned him to Edwardsville after his bond was revoked Thursday, said Detective James Newcombe. Gullen served as the minister of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Troy until he received a felony driving under the influence charge last year. The congregation there accepted his resignation March 31, 2008. In June, Troy police received a report that Gullen engaged in inappropriate behavior with a young boy who is related to Gullen. The report was made shortly after the alleged abuse. The molestation is alleged to have occurred in the church parsonage. Gullen was charged and then arrested by Jacksonville police Jan. 22. He later posted $15,000 cash bond and was released until his trial. That bond was revoked Thursday. Gullen remains in the Madison County Jail without bail. Contact reporter Beth Hundsdorfer at bhundsdorfer@bnd.com or 239-2570.
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