Paul Epling, 54. Washburn, was bound over to stand trial for rape following a preliminary hearing today in McDonald County Circuit Court.
Epling is a deacon in the Grand Valley Independent Baptist Church, one of four facing charges in connection with alleged cult sex with children. Epling is charged with raping an underaged girl in 1978.
Other church members charged are Rev. Raymond Lambert, Lambert's wife (and Epling's sister) Patty Lambert and Epling and Mrs. Lambert's sister-in-law Laura Epling. Charges against Laura Epling's husband Tom were dismissed.
Paul Epling will be arraigned April 3, according to court records.
This has been a long time coming. This sorry SOB deserves EVERYTHING coming to him. He will be sorry for his actions when all of the women he touched comes out of the wood work and start telling their terrifying, sickening stories. He should be burned at the stake for what he did to innocent young girls.
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