The situation at St.Thomas, Fifth Avenue, the storied church home of the Astors and other Gilded Age pillars of society, is going from bad to worse. Specifically, Anglican Watch has heard from several individuals who report sexual abuse and harassment, as well as spiritual abuse. We believe at least two will forward their complaints to law enforcement….
You can’t make this stuff up. Two men, William Davis and Fr. Mark Schultz, have allegedly been arrested by New York police following allegations that they sexually abused an adult male individual connected with St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. Both are church employees. The alleged victim also reported the matter via a Title IV clergy…
A new Title IV clergy disciplinary complaint has been filed against Dallas Bishop George Sumner for retaliating against Rich Daly, an Episcopal priest who opposed the sexual harassment of an adult woman connected to St James Episcopal Church of Texarkana. Acting in collusion with rector David Halt, Sumner retaliated for Daly’s opposition to sexual harassment…
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s office has announced that Rose has reached a Title IV clergy disciplinary accord with retired Bishop Marc Andrus. Per the announcement: Dear People of God in The Episcopal Church: Last fall, shortly before I became presiding bishop, the intake office for bishops received a credible allegation that Bishop Marc Andrus, retired…
A Title IV clergy disciplinary hearing panel in the Diocese of Dallas has recommended that Episcopal priest Edward Monk be deposed. The decision follows criminal charges that Monk, previously rector of St. John’s, Corsicana, stole over $300,000 from the parish, committed fraud in the third degree, and engaged in credit card abuse. Included in the…
The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia has filed a second Title IV clergy disciplinary case against Cayce Ramey, the priest who claims to be engaging in a eucharistic fast over the Episcopal Church’s role in slavery. The second case alleges that Ramey violated a pastoral directive imposing administrative leave by attending the denomination’s 2024 General Convention,…
Sources close to the matter tell Anglican Watch that Angie Solomon may have suffered a stroke while in custody following her arrest over allegations that she tried to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband., former WSMV news anchor Aaron Solomon. While the terms of Angie’s pre-trial release require prior court approval prior to medical…
Auditors for the Church of Scotland are warning that the denomination is “at a tipping point in terms of its financial viability” and that the organization is in a financial, ministerial, congregational, and denominational crisis. In response, church trustees are recommending that the denomination end lifetime tenure for clergy. The news comes after years of…
The pretrial release conditions imposed by the Williamson County courts on Angie Solomon place her at risk of serious bodily harm or death while potentially interfering with her ability to obtain a fair trial. At the same time, these conditions, which include a prohibition on cell phones and other electronic communications devices, do nothing to…
A Tennessee Christian private school may be committing the criminal offense of extortion following its recent decision to bar lesbian student Morgan Armstrong from campus and withhold her diploma after she came out to friends on social media. Morgan posted photos of her and her girlfriend, captioned with, “cats outta the bag 👩🏼❤️💋👩🏻 🌈.” Just…
Any time we deal with victims of abuse, there are folks involved where we wind up rolling our eyes and asking ourselves, “With friends like this, who needs enemies?” And that’s exactly the question we’re asking about @Justinthenickofcrime, who recently posted content in which he cites “sources close to the matter,” even as he says…
Anglican Watch is collecting character references on behalf of Angie Solomon in the run-up to a July 2 grand jury hearing over allegations that Angie tried to hire someone she believed to be a hitman to kill her ex-husband, Aaron Solomon. Angie has stated that she believes Aaron sexually assaulted their daughter, Gracie, and may…
Anglican Watch has learned that the Angie Solomon case will be heard by a grand jury on July 2. If the grand jury issues an indictment, the arraignment will be held July 30. Solomon has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex, Aaron Solomon, who she says sexually assaulted their daughter,…
Anglican Watch, the leading watchdog organization for the Episcopal Church, today called on Episcopalians opposed to child sexual abuse to withhold donations from the Diocese of Massachusetts until the Diocese complies with state mandatory child abuse reporting laws. The move comes after the Diocese refused to hold clergy accountable for failing to report historical child…
Today’s post will be short, but we wanted to keep readers apprised of the status of Angie Solomon’s efforts to post bail. Specifically, we have no news, which is not good news. Early today, we contacted the Williamson County TN district attorney’s office and left a message, explaining that we understand there are some outstanding…
The two Pennsylvania-area dioceses that previously shared Bishop Sean Rowe as part of a partnership agreement voted on May 3 to end their six-year collaborative effort. The announcement spells bad news for both dioceses. It reflects an unwillingness to face the reality that both dioceses are facing an existential crisis that will only get worse…
Hello everyone, and happy Friday. As you may have noticed, we’ve been taking it easy this week, after a flurry of news stories during the previous two weeks. That said, we’re back at it, and we’ll have a couple more posts over the weekend. But until then, we wanted to update you on Angie Solomon…
As we continue our coverage of the Grant Solomon case, Anglican Watch continues to get questions about the identity of the confidential informant behind the arrest of Grant’s mother, Dr. Angie Solomon (Angie). While law enforcement has not identified the informant, the following are our thoughts on who this person may be and their possible…
Ed: The news below comes as no surprise to us, given the ongoing issues with integrity and clergy discipline in Episcopal Church, as well as lack of accountability and lack of urgency. We cannot overstate the importance of the Episcopal Church cleaning up its act. Source: Anglican Ink, by Canon Robert Lewis. In my eighteen…
Yesterday, members of the Anglican Watch team, like many others, watched intently the NewsChannel 5 live stream of the Williamson County probable cause and bond reduction hearing in the Angie Solomon case. But there’s a not-so-minor problem with all of this. Specifically, we have received unconfirmed reports from someone close to the case that the…
Sources close to the case tell Anglican Watch that, absent unforeseen circumstances, prosecutor Antonia Barry intends to retry Episcopal priest Richard Losch over allegations that he raped a boy at a New Hampshire boy scout camp in the 1970s. A previous trial ended in a hug jury. Anglican Watch endorses plans for a retrial, particularly in light of…
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 25, 2025 /Standard Newswire/ — Anglican Watch, the unofficial watchdog of the Episcopal Church, today called on state attorneys general to investigate the denomination’s ongoing refusal to comply with state mandatory child sex abuse reporting obligations. Of particular concern is the refusal of Episcopal Church officials to report historic child sex abuse cases,…
As an Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) affiliate, Anglican Watch is releasing the following statement from SNAP on the death of Pope Francis, We reiterate our previous statement, which is that, despite the Catholic church’s horrific track record on abuse, it is far better equipped and prepared to address abuse than the Episcopal…
A recent review by Anglican Watch of Cobb County, Georgia, court filings suggests further issues with Episcopal priest Ben Day and possible substance abuse, despite a previous Title IV clergy disciplinary complaint filed by this publication with the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. The pro se filing by former parishioner Art Blackburn asks the courts to…
Anglican Watch has received a huge number of requests for information on how Angie and Gracie Solomon are doing, and we are deeply grateful. And while we don’t have a lot of information on these issues, we can tell readers how to send money for Angie’s commissary account. Williamson County uses an online, third-party system for…
Anglican Watch has been watching the mainstream coverage of Angie Solomon’s arrest. We find the coverage biased, and we object. To be clear, outlets from People to the NY Post and syndication that extends to AOL and Yahoo have all picked up news of Angie’s arrest. Further, we are ardent supporters of the public’s right…
The image above is a file photo of Aaron allegedly using Gracie’s photo while looking for sex on social media. But hey, he says he’s a Christian and hangs with the cool kids at Grace Chapel. Earlier today, Anglican Watch received a copy of the affidavit leading to the arrest of Angie Solomon. That follows this morning’s…
Earlier today, a reader sent us a heads-up that Angie Solomon, mother of the late Grant Solomon, was arrested by Franklin, TN, law enforcement on Friday on allegations that she participated in a murder-for-hire plot involving her ex-husband, Aaron Solomon. Following are our thoughts and reactions. First, our immediate suspicion is that Angie’s been framed…
The following is excerpted from our friend Shannon Ashley’s excellent publication, TrutHurts. We’re republishing it, as it perfectly reflects our reaction to the news. We’d add that we have zero trust in the Franklin PD and the Christian nationalist regime of Governor Bill Lee. We also think it’s useful to remind readers that Steve Berger,…
A New Hampshire criminal trial of Episcopal priest Richard Losch ended earlier today in a mistrial due to a hung jury. Losch was previously indicted for the rape of a boy in the mid 1970s. The news follows the court’s refusal to allow into evidence allegations that Losch sexually groomed the victim, encouraging him and…