An Alabama youth minister is behind bars, accused in the repeated rape and sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl who attended his church.
Terry Lewayne Murphree, 39, threatened to kill himself and his wife if the teen victim didn’t comply with his demands, according to court documents.
Murphree is charged in Blount County with 17 crimes: nine counts of a clergy member having sexual intercourse with a child, three counts of sexual abuse, and one count each of first-degree rape, electronic solicitation of a child, human trafficking, traveling to meet a child for sex, and first-degree attempted sodomy.
The charging documents state that the alleged sexual assaults happened in March and continued through June.
Murphree is accused of having forced sexual intercourse with the girl on multiple occasions, as well as performing sex acts on her.
Intercourse against the girl’s will took place at least seven times and possibly as many as 15, records state. Those acts took place at the unnamed church, at Murphree’s home and at the victim’s home.
The suspect, prosecutors contend, used Snapchat and text message to demand nude photos from the victim. He also threated harm to himself and his wife, who filed for divorce from him last month – if the teen didn’t send him nude photos.
Alabama youth minister allegedly threatened to kill his wife if teen rape victim did not send nude photos
He is accused of having forced sexual intercourse with the 13-year-old girl on multiple occasions, as well as performing sex acts on her.
