Gag order issued in case of Alabama pastor accused of molesting multiple children

By Jeremy Gray
AL.com
September 22, 2015

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A gag order was issued today in the case of an Alabama pastor accused of sexually torturing, abusing and raping multiple children and teens.

Clarke County Circuit Judge Robert Montgomery issued the order in the case of Mack Charles Andrews, Jr.

The order also applies to Facebook and other social media, according to court records.

Andrews, 55, was set for a settlement docket today at 9 a.m. At a settlement docket, judges typically ask whether a defendant wants to enter into a plea agreement.

It was not clear this afternoon if a plea was entered. An email to District Attorney Spencer Walker this morning was not returned and an employee in his office said they could no longer comment on the case.

The order comes a day after AL.com shared the story of a woman who said she was sexually tortured and raped by Andrews from the time she was 7 until she was 12.

Andrews was arrested on Oct. 3, 2013 on multiple counts of rape, sexual abuse, attempted rape, sodomy and sexual torture, according to court records. He is being held at the Clarke County Jail on $500,000 bond.

Warrants filed by Thomasville police at the time of the arrest outline charges involving multiple minors in the late 80s and into the 90s. Walker on Friday said he is aware of nine victims.