How Could You? Hall of Shame-Tommy Pitts UPDATED

By on 4-10-2011 in Abuse in adoption, How could you? Hall of Shame, Oklahoma, Tommy Pitts

How Could You? Hall of Shame-Tommy Pitts UPDATED

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Fairview, Oklahoma, 51-year-old adoptive father and Pastor of the recently-burned-down Midway Assembly of God Church Tommy Pitts “faces 15 counts of first-degree rape, 15 counts of rape by instrumentation, 20 counts of lewd acts with a child under 16, and 20 counts of forcible sodomy.” His victims are his adopted daughters, aged 8, 9 and 12.

“According to court documents, Pitts’ wife of 31 years called the Major County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, March 31, to report her husband had molested the couple’s three adopted daughters, who are sisters, and was threatening to kill himself. She told a deputy Pitts had a long-standing problem with pornography, and when she returned from visiting her grandchildren in Norman recently, she discovered several pornographic images featuring adults.

Pitts’ wife told authorities she’d also noticed a change in his behavior toward their three, adopted daughters, and that he wanted to spend more time alone with them. On March 31, she became suspicious and questioned the youngest girl, asking if anything was going on. When Pitts’ wife told the eight-year-old there were no secrets in their house, the child replied “Yes, there were.”
According to the affidavit, the girl told her mother Pitts had touched her private parts. Pitts’ wife then questioned the couple’s 12-year-old adopted daughter. She initially denied anything was happening, but when her adoptive mother said the youngest child had already told her the truth, the 12-year-old broke down and admitted Pitts had molested her, as well.”
“The 12-year-old told her adoptive mother that when the girls were “bad” or broke a rule, Pitts would give them a choice of punishment. The girls would either have to receive a spanking, or touch Pitts’ private parts.”
Pitts was arrested after attempting to kill himself by trying to crash his car into a semi. He has a $1million bond.
Sadly, this same town is the site of the abuse cases of the Liberian sisters in 2009. REFORM Talk covered the sister’s re-homing in February 2011.

Affidavit Claims Oklahoma Pastor Used Sexual Abuse As Punishment For Adopted Daughters
[News 9 4/6/11]

REFORM Puzzle Piece

Update:“A former Fairview church pastor accused of sexually assaulting several young girls has been given a 20-year prison term.

Tommy Pitts was sentenced to 20 years each on four counts of lewd molestation; 15 years for rape by instrumentation and five years each on charges of forcible oral sodomy and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. All are to be served concurrently.

 

Pitts’ wife called Major County Sheriff’s deputies and told them her husband wanted to commit suicide after she confronted him about the rape allegations. Deputies received another call that Pitts’ vehicle had collided with a semi.

 

Authorities say Pitts told them he intentionally hit the truck, and should be jailed because he had molested the girls.”

 

Ex-Oklahoma minister given 20 years for raping girls

[Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise 10/27/11 by Associated Press]

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