Rev. Michael William Mohr, president of the Central Illinois District of the denomination, was arrested last month on a child porn charge. Details of the allegations behind the original charge indicate a wanton, ongoing problem.
More here, on the DOJ's news release. I quote this part in backup of the original:
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Department of Justice Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
LCMS President Matthew Harrison whipped out the old "rule of law," in the "innocent until proven guilty" division, in his response.
Gee, let's just sound like the Vatican and its various dioceses and archdioceses. Or people who allegedly originally investigated Jeffrey Epstein.
I note this at the end:
Updated on Jan. 30, 2026, at the request of authorities.
Oh, that looks good. You're so anti-proactive the cops have to tell you?
