From Preacher to Teacher to Lecher

 

Jerry Jordan Benford identifies himself as a preacher in one online biography. A reader has told us the accused sex offender is a youth minister, and we have now confirmed that he works with Pleasant Hill First Congregational Methodist Church* in Phil Campbell. 

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Jordan is certainly a teacher. Phil Campbell High School, until today, claimed him as both a science teacher and a girls' softball coach. The 28 year-old husband and father has now been placed on an unidentified type of leave, and the Franklin County Board of Education refuses to elaborate.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Department identified Jordan as a lecher when they arrested him late Sunday night. If our reports are correct, Jordan and his family hadn't seen the end of his career coming. Unfortunately for the family, there may be even more unpleasant details to follow.

One of the three primary focuses of this blog has always been to bring teacher predators to light. How many times are these bad boys coaches? Apparently Julius E. Kelp can keep his pants on. Why can't the coaches?

* Amended name of church at 3:00 p.m. on March 16th.