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North Carolina pastor will not return to duties at Edenton Street UMC after sexual misconduct allegations

North Carolina pastor will not return to duties at Edenton Street UMC after sexual misconduct allegations
RALPH SANCHEZ, NBC NEWS, TEL AVIV. HAPPENING NOW THE WINSTON-SALEM POLICE DEPARTMENT IS STARTING TO ROLL OUT A NEW PATROL DISTRICT. IT’S DESIGNED TO HELP RESPOND TO THE INCREASE IN CRIME IN THE CITY. WXII 12 MARIA DEBONE JOINS US LIVE. MARIA. HEY THERE. YEAH, I AM STANDING WHERE THE NEW PROPOSED FOURTH DISTRICT. DISTRICT WILL BE. IT WILL INCLUDE MAINLY DOWNTOWN, WEST SALEM, HAPPY HILL AND WASHINGTON PARK AREAS. NOW WINSTON-SALEM POLICE SAY THEY’RE DOING THIS TO INCREASE RESPONSE TIME AND BUILDING COMMUNITY RELATIONS. SHIPS INCREASED PRESENCE TO DETER VIOLENT CRIME AND INCREASE POPULATION AND VISITATION, THOUGH POLICE SAY THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS NEW DISTRICT IS DUE TO THE GROWTH IN THE CITY, THERE’S BEEN A 44% INCREASE IN THE DOWNTOWN POPULATION IN JUST THE LAST TEN YEARS, SAYS THE CAPTAIN OF THIS NEW DISTRICT FOUR, JASON GATES SAYS ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WON’T BE HIRED FOR THIS. INSTEAD, THEY’LL USE OFFICERS FROM THE CURRENT DISTRICTS TO SPREAD OUT COVERAGE. IN SHORT, WE WANT OUR DOWNTOWN IN OUR DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. AND WINSTON-SALEM POLICE SAYS THEY HOPE TO HAVE THIS NEW DISTRICT UP AND RUNNING SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER IN WINSTON-SALEM, MARIA DEBONE WXII 12 NEWS. THANK YOU MARIA. HAPPENING NOW UNC GREENSBORO HAS SUSPENDED ITS CHAPTER OF THE SIGMA PHI EPSILON FRATERNITY FOR TEN YEARS. THE UNIVERSITY TELLS US IT IS DUE TO HAZING AND RECRUITMENT VIOLATIONS. IN A STATEMENT, UNCG SAYS IT IS, QUOTE, COMMITTED TO HOSTING FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES ON OUR CAMPUS THAT UPHOLD STRONG VALUES AND ADVANCE STUDENT SUCCESS. AND THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT TOLERATE ACTIONS OR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE COUNTER TO OUR VALUES AND STANDARDS. END QUOTE. IT. NEW AT NOON. STATE TROOPERS ARE LOOKING INTO POSSIBLY FILING CHARGES IN A CRASH INVOLVING A FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY. WE’VE ALSO LEARNED THE DEPUTY WAS RESPONDING TO A CALL AT THE TIME AND HAD THEIR BLUE LIGHTS AND SIREN ON. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY EVENING AT HORNEYTOWN ROAD AND NORTH MAIN STREET. INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE CRUISER AND A CHEVROLET CAR DIDN’T STOP AT THE FOUR WAY STOP SIGNS AND CRASHED IN THE INTERSECTION. THE IMPACT SENT THE PATROL VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A UTILITY POLE. BOTH THE DEPUTY AND DRIVER OF THE CAR WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE DEPUTY WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. NOW THERE’S NO WORD ON THE CONDITION OF THE OTHER DRIVER. HAPPENING NOW. POLICE IN BURLINGTON NEED YOUR HELP FINDING A MISSING WOMAN WITH HEALTH CONCERNS. POLICE SAY 83 YEAR OLD LOIS SNYDER COULD BE DRIVING TO AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. SHE’S FIVE FEET, SEVEN INCHES TALL, WEIGHING. AROUND 160 POUNDS. NOW, WE’RE TOLD SNYDER IS DRIVING A WHITE 2024 TOYOTA COROLLA SEDAN WITH NORTH CAROLINA LICENSE PLATE K, L, H 48, 35. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT BURLINGTON POLICE. S. ALL 12 JURORS ARE SEATED IN THE TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL AS THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATES CONTINUES IN A NEW YORK COURTROOM. LAURA JARRETT HAS MORE ON THOSE SELECTED TO HEAR THE EVIDENCE. JONES MOREHEAD. AND THEN THERE WERE 12. A FULL SLATE OF JURORS NOW SWORN IN TO HEAR DONALD TRUMP’S FIRST CRIMINAL TRIAL. THE FORMER PRESIDENT, IN A CHILLY MANHATTAN COURTROOM AS FOUR MEN AND THREE WOMEN WERE ADDED TO THE FINAL JURY, INCLUDING AN INVESTMENT BANKER, SECURITY ENGINEER, RETIRED PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGER, AS WELL AS A SPEECH THERAPIST, PHYSICAL THERAPIST, SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN E-COMMERCE AND A PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. THE JURY VETTING PROCESS MOVING IN FITS AND STARTS THIS WEEK, WITH 96 PROSPECTIVE JURORS SHOWING UP THURSDAY ONLY TO HAVE NEARLY 50 EXCUSED THEMSELVES OUT. THERE’S NO WAY AFTER MY ONLINE PRESENCE WHERE I’VE SATIRIZED THIS MAN AGAIN AND AGAIN, THEY WOULD REGARD ME AS AS TO BE FIT, TO SERVE MANY PROSPECTIVE JURORS, ADMITTING THEY’RE UNABLE TO BE IMPARTIAL WHEN IT COMES TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT IN THE CASE WHERE PROSECUTORS ACCUSE HIM OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS TO COVER UP HIS ALLEGED ROLE IN SILENCING ADULT FILM STARS STORMY DANIELS ON THE EVE OF THE 2016 ELECTION, HE DENIES ANY INVOLVEMENT WITH HER AND HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES. I’M SITTING HERE FOR DAYS NOW, FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT IN THAT FREEZING ROOM. VERY BAD THING. THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING THIS. THE DIFFICULTY OF BOTH SEATING A JURY AND KEEPING THEM INSULATED FROM OUTSIDE INFLUENCES IN SUCH A HIGH PROFILE CASE ILLUSTRATES WHEN THE JUDGE HAD TO DISMISS TWO JURORS THURSDAY MORNING, WHO WERE IMPANELED LESS THAN TWO DAYS EARLIER, ONE EXPRESSING CONCERN SHE COULD NOT BE FAIR AFTER LOVED ONES FIGURED OUT SHE’D BEEN PICKED FOR THE JURY AND CONFRONTED HER, THE RARE OPPORTUNITY TO COME FACE TO FACE WITH THE FORMER PRESIDENT ALSO PROMPTING A MIX OF REACTIONS FROM A FORMER BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTER APPALLED, RISING TO MR. TRUMP FOR CALLING HIM NAMES ONLINE TO A SELF-DESCRIBED WANNABE HOCKEY PLAYER, THANKING MR. TRUMP FOR FIXING THE ICE SKATING RINK IN CENTRAL PARK. THAT WAS LAURA JARRETT REPORTING. IF JURY SELECTION WRAPS UP TODAY, OPENING STATEMENTS IN THE TRIAL COULD START ON MONDAY. CAMPAIGNING IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE PRESUMPTIVE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WILL HOST A RALLY TOMORROW AT THE AERO CENTER IN WILMINGTON. DOORS WILL OPE
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North Carolina pastor will not return to duties at Edenton Street UMC after sexual misconduct allegations
A Raleigh pastor has been suspended after a sexual misconduct complaint was filed against him Thursday.Edenton Street United Methodist Church said that senior pastor Rev. Greg Moore has been placed on administrative leave from all pastoral duties due to allegations of sexual misconduct. Top StoriesNorth Carolina: Released 911 calls reveal frantic moments during and after deadly shooting on Pineville RoadVirginia motorcyclist dead after collision with dump truck in Rockingham County, troopers sayNorth Carolina Wildlife Agency responds to incident involving harassment of black bear cubsGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereThe church said that the charges don't involve children and youth. Moore will not return to his appointment at Edenton Street UMC when the suspension ends, the church said. NCCUMC said Moore's salary, housing, and benefits will continue during the suspension. Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.According to the church's Book of Discipline, Moore could technically work for another church after a maximum 120-day suspension. Moore served at Edenton Street UMC from 2021 to 2024, according to the church.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIES

A Raleigh pastor has been suspended after a sexual misconduct complaint was filed against him Thursday.

Edenton Street United Methodist Church said that senior pastor Rev. Greg Moore has been placed on administrative leave from all pastoral duties due to allegations of sexual misconduct.

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The church said that the charges don't involve children and youth.

Moore will not return to his appointment at Edenton Street UMC when the suspension ends, the church said. NCCUMC said Moore's salary, housing, and benefits will continue during the suspension.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

According to the church's Book of Discipline, Moore could technically work for another church after a maximum 120-day suspension.

Moore served at Edenton Street UMC from 2021 to 2024, according to the church.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.

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