'He did good on one hand,' she told My Central Jersey. Audrey Pereira, a representative for the chapter, described him as 'a Jekyll and Hyde.' In addition to working at Linden Presbyterian for 39 years, Weaver also served as chaplain for the local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Association.
With that, Staunton said, the minister kissed him on the lips. 'I need to make sure that this never happens to anyone else ever again.'Īnother man, Jared Staunton, said that after his assault, Weaver 'lifted my head up and looked into my eyes, and said, 'You don't have to be afraid anymore, I'm your protector now.'' 'I refuse to stay silent any longer,' he wrote in his statement. Meeker, says he started seeing Weaver about family problems in 2000, when he was 20. Weaver would then allegedly perform oral sex on them. Then he would place an 'angel coin' on their foreheads and have them balance stones on their hands and ankles. Getty ImagesĪccording to impact statements the men submitted to the Presbytery of Elizabeth, which has jurisdiction over the church in Linden, Weaver would order each to strip naked and lie down. Three men and one woman have filed suit against former minister William Weaver, claiming he sexually assaulted them under the guise of performing Native American exorcism rituals.
