Pastor Craig Lamar Davis of Atlanta’s Full Gospel Baptist Church was arrested for reckless conduct, when police investigators discovered that he has HIV and had allegedly been indulging in unprotected sex with several of his congregation members, reports WVIG. Now one of his congregation victims have come forward with her story.
Thus far, two women have pressed charges against the married preacher. One of the victims, Ronita McAfee, told police officials that she met the pastor on Facebook and began communicating with him. The online relationship soon progressed into sexual romps at the pastor’s home. McAfee says a few months in to the affair, Davis revealed that one of his former girlfriends had tested positive for HIV. The seemingly concerned preacher allegedly advised McAfee that the virus would not kill her if she tested positive and even went as far as to suggest some drugs that she could take to avoid infection.
Craig Lamar Davis took admitted to jurors doctors diagnosed him with the AIDS virus in 2005.
Davis also admitted he had sex with an Atlanta woman, but he says she knew he was HIV positive.
That woman told jurors she didn't know until she tested positive a year after her relationship with Davis started.
Davis denied having sex with his accuser in Clayton County. He said she is crazy.
"When I found out how crazy she was I cut her off on my Facebook page," said Davis.
The woman who filed charges against Davis in Clayton County testified Wednesday.
She told jurors intimate details about her many sexual encounters with Davis. She said Davis never told her he was HIV positive.
Prosecutors said Davis, who is now divorced, was a married minister when he had an affair with two women and didn't tell them he was HIV-positive.
Davis took the stand and admitted he was a minister when he met the Atlanta woman.
Davis has a case in Fulton County and one in Clayton County.
"As Ronita was upset, panicky, thoughts running through her mind, the defendant's reaction was to tell her, 'don't worry about it. It's not a death sentence. Don't you worry about it. There is medicine you can take if you catch it early,'" said Powers.
But Davis' attorney John Turner told jurors the state can't prove the alleged sexual encounter.
"It's his [Davis] word against her word," Turner said.
Turner told jurors McAfee lied about the sex and her relationship with Davis.
"In fact what I'm going to show you and the evidence is going to show you that the woman is a nutcase," said Turner.
Turner's next statement made several jurors raise an eyebrow, especially after prosecutors stated Davis tested positive, he admitted to it and is being treated for HIV.
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