Today’s Conservative Barf Bag Award goes to James Lawson, the pastor of the Apostolic Life Church in Kosse, Texas, a conservative Pentecostal church.
From KWTX Television Station 10
The now former pastor of Apostolic Life Church in Kosse, Texas, on Wednesday was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of repeatedly sexually abusing a young relative over the course of several years.
On Feb. 27, 2026, a Limestone County jury convicted James Lawson, 62, of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child, Indecency with a Child by Contact, and Indecency with a Child by Exposure.
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During the trial, jurors heard testimony from the primary victim, who is related to Lawson. She described how, between the ages of 4 and 12, she visited Lawson and his wife in their home.
She testified that Lawson took her for rides on a four‑wheeler and rubbed her genital area, reached under her shirt and squeezed her breast, touched her genitals while she was in bed and while she sat on his lap under a blanket watching television, and changed clothes in front of her and, on at least one occasion, went skinny dipping with her.
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During the trial, two of the victim’s sisters testified that Lawson also inappropriately touched them. They said Lawson would them, put lotion on their bodies, and wash their hair even after they were old enough to care for themselves.
The girls also said Lawson would make them sit on his lap under a blanket while watching television and rubbed their bodies, including their inner thighs near their genital area, making them feel uncomfortable.
The girls said Lawson touched their breasts under the pretense of “checking their bras” to make sure they were tight.
One sister and a cousin also told jurors that Lawson insisted on showing them how to shave their legs while they were in the bathtub, even after they said they already knew how. Lawson then instructed them not to tell anyone.
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Never ever underestimate the malignance of conservatives.