United States (1948): Baptist pastor's abduction conviction affirmed — a church member 'considerably under his influence'
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1948
Affirmed (187 Tenn. 507).
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Convicted
Authority role
Baptist preacher, pastor of a church near Lenoir City
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The court's own finding does the work: a congregant girl under her pastor's influence.
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1948-01-01 · conviction affirmed
Tennessee Supreme Court (Whaley v. State, 187 Tenn. 507, 216 S.W.2d 17). A Baptist pastor near Lenoir City was convicted of abduction for concubinage of a sixteen-year-old girl and sentenced to up to eight years; the Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed, observing that 'she was a member of the defendant's church… she became infatuated with the defendant and must have been considerably under his influence'.
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- pastoral influence over a sixteen-year-old congregant, found expressly by the court
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- official court judgment appellate judgment Whaley v. State, 187 Tenn. 507, 216 S.W.2d 17 (Tenn. 1948).
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