Church suspends Christian Methodist Episcopal Bishop indicted on sex assault charges

[Ian David]

Church suspends bishop indicted on sex assault charges
By MAX B. BAKER
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FORT WORTH — Christian Methodist Episcopal Bishop Kenneth Wayne Carter has been suspended by the church until his criminal case is resolved.

Carter, 51, was indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury last month on sexual assault charges involving a 46-year-old Dallas County man. The man was applying for a job as the bishop’s driver and says he was assaulted at Carter’s home in Arlington. Carter was released on $10,000 bail last week.

The CME’s College of Bishops made the decision to suspend Carter with pay during a special meeting last week. Under the suspension, Carter is barred from performing sacramental duties.

Although his office is in Arlington, Carter presides over a district that includes Haiti, Ghana, Jamaica, Liberia and Nigeria, according to the church’s Web site. The church claims more than 800,000 members across the United States.

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