RFP Staff
♦ For two weeks the RFP has received a number of emails from a member of the Genesis Baptist Church on Old Concord Road in China Grove detailing alleged inappropriate “sexually motivated” behavior by Pastor Gene Warren Edwards, 71, of 5850 Self Road in Kannapolis. On Thursday Pastor Edwards is to appear in Rowan District Court to face assault charges allegedly for inappropriately touching 3 women in his congregation mostly at his church.
Pastor Gene Edwards:
Without going into the unseemly alleged details on the magistrate complaints, we understand that three women, ranging in age from 51 to 75, complained that Pastor Edwards was alleged to have inappropriately fondled one woman’s breasts, kissed another woman on the mouth without permission, and “hugged” another beyond the norm and caused discomfort.
All of the complaints were made through private warrants obtained through the magistrate’s office. None of the three women contacted law enforcement.
Typically each complaint was titled “assault–physical w/sexual motives (not aggravated).
Genesis Baptist Church in China Grove:
