Anti-gay preacher stuns congregation, confesses to molesting underage boys

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Anti-gay preacher stuns congregation, confesses to molesting underage boys
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John Martin is lead pastor at Alabama's Lighthouse Baptist Church in Alabama, which calls homosexuality 'sinful perversions.' He told parishioners he had 'an affair' with an underage boy.

An anti-gay preacher has been arrested after confessing to his congregation that he had a sexual relationship with a young boy.

After confessing to his congregation, Martin checked himself into a psychiatric unit at North Alabama Medical Center and turned over two guns. According to the sheriff's office, Martin had asked his wife to take his pistol earlier"because he had been holding it to his head and contemplating suicide."

Martin is currently being held in the Lauderdale County jail with $60,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison for each count.

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