The son of
homophobic Dallas megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes faces charges
of indecent exposure after he was arrested in a gay sex
sting in a public park last month, according to the
Dallas Voice.
Twenty-nine-year-old Jermaine Donnell Jakes is accused
of exposing himself in front of two male
undercover detectives on January 3 at Keist Park.
Jakes was
detained at the scene and then released, according to The
Dallas Morning News. He turned himself in on
Thursday and posted $1,000 bail.
T.D. Jakes heads
Potters House, a 28,000-member church in south Dallas.
He opposes marriage equality and has said he would never
hire a sexually active gay person. While Jakes is an
advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention and care, he
backhandedly balks at criticism from other religious people
who are put off by the disease's association with
gays.
"Our focus right
now is saving lives," he said to the Associated Press
in 2007. "Tomorrow we can save souls." (Michelle Garcia,
Advocate.com)
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