Pastor Hospitalized; Molestation Trial Delayed
POSTED: Friday, November 2, 2007
  Robert Gray appeared in person at his arraignment on a fourth sexual battery charge in 2006. He was allowed to remain free on bond. |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The trial of a longtime pastor of Trinity Baptist Church on charges he molested children decades ago has been postponed because the defendant is in the hospital.Robert Gray was slated to stand trial Nov. 12 on three counts of capital sexual battery, but Judge John Merrett visited Gray in the hospital before ruling at a hearing on Friday that the trial would be indefinitely postponed because Gray is incapacitated.The nature of Gray's ailment was not released. Gray is 81 years old.Gray founded Trinity Baptist Church on Jacksonville's Westside nearly 40 years ago and later founded the church's Christian school.Gray retired from Trinity in 1992. Prosecutors said the sexual abuse that resulted in the charges occurred in the 1960s and 1970s.Gray's lawyer declined comment on the delay. Merrett set another hearing for Dec. 12 to review Gray's condition.
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Previous Stories:
- February 23, 2007: Woman Claims Trinity Baptist Knew Of Sex Abuse
- January 12, 2007: Former Pastor's Trial On Sex Charges Still Pending
- August 15, 2006: Former Pastor Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Charge
- July 7, 2006: Former Trinity Pastor Back In Jail On New Sex Charge
- May 25, 2006: Former Pastor Faces More Sex Charges
- May 22, 2006: Sex Charges Surprise Some Church Members; Others Say 'It Was Coming'
- May 20, 2006: Retired Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges
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