These are Pastor Bertheophilus “Judge” Maurice Bailey Sr.’s confessions to his wife: “I am a f–king a–hole who should go straight to hell when I die.”
The shocking texts were sent by Bailey, a Baptist pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma to his wife, admitting that he’s been a pedophile for over a decade. Bailey’s own daughter, Harmony Bailey Oates, came forward and claimed on Facebook that she was one of his victims who was molested at the age of 13.
“Think of a 13-year-old girl confused about who true love is because her dad is saying “I’m your boyfriend,'” says the man’s now-adult daughter.
Last Wednesday, Pastor Bailey was charged with two counts of first-degree rape, child sexual abuse, incest, forcible sodomy, and robbery in court, KTUL reported. On Oct.1, he pleaded not guilty, Fox 23 reports.
Bailey was a pastor at St. Andrew Christian Church near 36th Street North and M.L.K. in north Tulsa.
He described himself in texts as a “child molester,” “felon,” “rapist,” “unfaithful husband,” and “uncommitted father.”
“He would pray over me at first, but he would do a lot of touching while he was praying,” his now adult daughter said. Oates also admitted it was hard to come forward given his prominence in the community as a Baptist pastor.
Bailey was removed as pastor from his church and is being held on $500,000 bond.
