A US pastor who said Facebook was a "portal to infidelity" and told
married church leaders to delete their accounts or resign once testified
that he had a four-way sexual relationship with his wife, a male church
assistant and the assistant's wife.
The Reverend Cedric Miller (48) from New Jersey confirmed the reports, which
cited testimony he gave in a criminal case in 2003. The relationship had
ended by that time.
"We had crossed the line many times...between the four of us. It was
crazy, it was as wrong as wrong could get," the pastor testified at the
time.
Miller gained national attention when he issued the Facebook edict this week.
He said it came about because much of the marital counselling he has
performed recently has concerned infidelity stemming from the
social-networking website.
Miller told the court that the meetings between the couples often took place
after Thursday Bible study sessions and after church services on Sundays.
Miller said in a statement: "This was resolved at that time and accordingly we
will not allow it to detract from our mission at hand to save as many
marriages as we can."
He said that his church leaders and other pastors were notified of the affair
years ago.
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