![]() ![]() He had also worked for the local high school and co-hosted a Christian self-help podcast. Wilson had been a youth pastor in the area and in Pendleton, Oregon, local news reports indicate. Mike Edward Wilson (Photo via Wenatchee High Schoool) It’s unclear whether he has an attorney who could speak on his behalf. In a police interview, Wilson admitted to some of the sexual acts but denied they were unwanted, according to the affidavit. He was known to allow men to drink alcohol during the Bible study even if they weren’t of age, the affidavit adds. The affidavit also states Wilson had already behaved in ways that made the men uncomfortable before they were reportedly assaulted. The affidavit states the 26-year-old was paralyzed at first, but pushed Wilson off just as Wilson tried to rape him. ![]() The other man, 26, told police he woke from an intoxicated stupor this past summer to find Wilson subjecting him to oral sex. Authorities say Wilson also groomed him through text messages “normalizing his own sexual behavior toward” the 22-year-old. But the 22-year-old told police that from 2020-2021, Wilson molested him three to four times, groped him a few times, and digitally raped him once, the affidavit shows. One man, age 22, reportedly called Wilson his former mentor. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of “The Ballot and the Bible” by Kaitlyn Schiess. Grace also is guided by “ wise counsel” provided by Larry Osborne, a well-known pastor who platformed Driscoll for years, and Steve Stroope, an overseer of Echo Church, the embattled former church of new Saddleback Pastor Andy Wood. TRR has previously reported that Grace City Church’s in-house Bible school, Vector Academy, platformed disgraced pastor Mark Driscoll and alleged sexual predator Art Azurdia. ![]() TRR reached out to the church for comment, but didn’t immediately hear back. Posts on Grace City Church’s Facebook page show Wilson was a member of the church’s Connect Team and participated in a video testimony series a few years ago. That’s where Wilson also raped them, authorities allege. Two men in their 20s told a police detective they knew Wilson through a Bible study for men ages 18-26 that he led at his house, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by The Roys Report (TRR). He remains in the Chelan County Jail in lieu of $1 million bond. Michael Edward Wilson, 69, faces nine charges including rape, attempted rape, indecent liberties, assault, and voyeurism, court documents show. A Bible study leader connected with Grace City Church in Wenatchee, Washington, is in jail after two men told authorities the leader sexually assaulted them in his home, records show. ![]()
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