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Predators for Jesus

2025 Awards

Every year we gather to honor the most disgusting souls who have gone above and beyond in ruining Jesus for everyone. These eight individuals didn't just preach, they committed some of the most heinous crimes in the name of Jesus.

We're taught to fear drag queens, but instead we should fear evangelical preachers.

Your 2025 Honorees

In no particular order of shittiness.

Joseph “Joey” Krol

  • Charged with grooming a teenage girl
  • Abuse involved manipulation and exploitation
  • Targeted her using Snapchat

🔥 Hot Take

When pastors preach morality but practice manipulation, maybe it’s time to question who’s really reading the sermon, and who’s scripting it.

Darren Lee Kizer

  • Sexually assaulted a female employee
  • Admitted to videoing underage youth girls
  • Multiple women claimed grooming and abuse

🔥 Hot Take

Some pastors like them young. It would be nice if churches did better at preventing these men from being around children, maybe start by checking their hard drives.

John-Paul Miller

  • Accused of raping 14-year-old girl
  • Used school to find underage victims
  • Multiple victims accuse Miller of repeated sexual abuse

🔥 Hot Take

When your "shepherd" preys on kids, maybe it’s time to rethink who’s really running the flock, and lock the doors tighter.

Carter Thomas

  • Charged with child sex abuse material
  • Arrested after digital images were found
  • Exploited trust to secretly collect vile material

🔥 Hot Take

Volunteering to "help" kids doesn’t mean what you think when you’re busy hoarding illegal content. Talk about a trust meltdown.

Matthew Swider

  • Accused of grooming pastor’s son
  • Church ignored multiple warnings from congregation
  • Leadership prioritized reputation over child safety

🔥 Hot Take

Turns out megachurches can be great at growing followers, just not at protecting kids from their own "shepherds."

Charles Goff

  • Arrested for possessing child pornography
  • Exploited position of trust to access victims
  • Digital evidence led to swift arrest

🔥 Hot Take

Nothing says "holy spirit" like hiding a sick secret behind a youth leader badge, guess some sermons come with a side of depravity.