CHARLOTTE (NC)
WCNC
[with video]
by DAVE WAGNER / NewsChannel 36
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — He is a pastor who calls himself an “apostle,” but former members at Charlotte’s Church of Philadelphia call Clavon Leonard something much more sinister.
“I would describe him as barbaric,” said former church employee Talitha Williams.
For 18 months, the I-Team has investigated claims of abuse against Pastor Leonard. Three of Leonard’s former personal assistants said their service involved mind control, beatings and sexual abuse.
One former assistant said, “It would rip your flesh… blood would splat everywhere.”
Another assistant told the I-Team his punishment included, “smacking the face, punching in the chest, whipping with a belt, whipping with an extension cord.” He and other assistants said Pastor Leonard sadistically grabbed their private parts.
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