The S*xual Assault Allegations Were Created To Damage My Reputation – Bishop TD Jakes

Megachurch pastor, TD Jakes has come out to deny allegations of s*xual assault against two pastor brothers decades ago. Recall that Jakes was first accused last year of targeting former pastor, Duane Youngblood over 40 years ago, before his alleged victim’s older brother, Richard Edwin Youngblood filed his own allegations earlier this month.

Richard said, “(Jakes) secured a room with two beds in it, and we went to the room for the night. That night, while I was laying in my bed, I felt Elder Jakes climb into my bed.

He pressed his body against mine and asked, ‘Youngblood, do you feel that?’ He was referencing his erection that he was pressing against my backside.

I got up out of bed in complete shock as he also [got] up from the opposite side and met me. He grabbed me by my arms and pulled me to him and started trying to kiss me. At this point, I cannot believe what is happening to me.”

Duane added, “He says to me, without any hesitation, ‘there’s three things I need you to do. The first one is, when I come to Pittsburgh, you’re going to be the only person I sleep with’

The second one is, you can’t sleep with anybody else because I don’t want to give my wife anything. And thirdly, I will take care of you the rest of your life.”

Reacting, TD Jakes wrtoe that their lawsuits are a campaign of lies, and the brothers are only trying to extort $6 million from him.

The Bishop added that he’ll continue to insist that he has never harbored carnal desires for these men.

His words, “To be clear: while I occasionally travelled to Pennsylvania around 1986 to preach at area churches that were part of the Greater Emanuel International Fellowship network, I never tried to corner, grab, or kiss any teenagers.

I never phoned Duane Youngblood to proposition him for s£x in exchange for financial support. And I never groomed, s£xually abused, s£xually assaulted, and engaged in predatory conduct of a s£xual nature towards Duane Youngblood. I never apologized to Youngblood for any such conduct because it did not happen.

I have reviewed the affidavits of Duane Youngblood and Richard Youngblood submitted in support of the motion to dismiss. The statements in these affidavits purport to describe situations where I harbored carnal desires for these men. These statements are knowingly and flagrantly false.

I am repulsed by these defamatory accusations and the $6 million extortion letter I received from Duane Youngblood’s attorney, Tyrone Blackburn.

For years, I have been counseled to ignore the constant stream of low-level smears against my reputation.

However, the emotional and physical toll of this coordinated campaign of lies, designed to damage my reputation and legacy, has become overwhelming.

The pain it has caused my wife of 43 years and my five children, whom I have always loved, nurtured, and provided for, is simply too much to bear. Every person has a breaking point. I have reached mine. I authorized this lawsuit because I can no longer remain silent.

He hasn’t been able to maintain a job, he has multiple children with different women, and a felony conviction for failure to pay child support. It’s difficult to respect a man who doesn’t take care of his children.

In all my years, I have never initiated a lawsuit against anyone. We filed this lawsuit against individuals who were supposed to be men of God but are clearly not.”

WOW.