Pastors arrested in Kentucky, Texas, Philippines

A Kentucky pastor and former water-district manager was arrested on 17 counts related to alleged sexual images of minors; state police said the investigation involved explicit images uploaded to social media, and the pastor reportedly acknowledged creating AI-generated images. He was jailed, and the water district terminated his employment. In separate cases, a former volunteer pastor in Texas was arrested on charges including child sexual contact and assault, while a pastor in the Philippines was arrested on four counts of alleged sexual abuse involving three minors. The Texas church said the man had resigned before his arrest; the Philippine pastor denied the allegations, and both cases remain subject to the legal process.