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Pentecostal Preacher Sherman Allen Turns Out to Be Reverend Spanky

By Julie Lyons February 21, 2008

That stench—horribly foul, like excrement sprinkled with cheap, rosy perfume. It had been 24 years since she smelled it last, but the odor was unmistakable. Someone had spread powder all over Joy's front porch. That's where the... More >>>

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Veronica saw a voodoo candle just like this when she first met Allen. The marionette, she says, creeped her out.

Davina Kelly claims Sherman Allen beat her with a paddle and sexually abused her during "counseling" sessions. "There were times it would cross my mindjust don't go," Kelly says. "I would think, 'I'm having a rebellious moment.'"

Shiloh has dropped "Church of God in Christ" from its name on its web site, but the church's sign still bears the old denominational affiliation. Allen's biological father, Sherman Clifton Gee, was a COGIC pastor.

Lawyers Matthew Bobo and Stan Broome say they've talked to more than 20 women who claim they were abused by Allen in acts dating as far back as his high school days.

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Davina Kelly claims Sherman Allen beat her with a paddle and sexually abused her during "counseling" sessions. "There were times it would cross my mindjust don't go," Kelly says. "I would think, 'I'm having a rebellious moment.'"

Morrey Taylor

Davina Kelly claims Sherman Allen beat her with a paddle and sexually abused her during "counseling" sessions. "There were times it would cross my mind—just don't go," Kelly says. "I would think, 'I'm having a rebellious moment.'"

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