You may have seen him on Survivor: Thailand, Season 5 of the reality competition show, but John Raymond‘s legacy will now be remembered as something much darker… Last week, the 62-year-old Louisiana pastor turned himself in after being charged with three counts of cruelty to juveniles, according to the Slidell Police Department.
Wait, WHAT?? He’s known for his 2002 appearance on Survivor, but his day job the past few years has been as a pastor and headmaster at the Lakeside Christian School in Slidell, Louisiana — about half an hour outside of New Orleans.
Seems like a an upstanding position, right? But local police launched an investigation after receiving a complaint from the Department of Children and Family Services in March of 2022.
And what they found is absolutely deplorable! According to the SPD, John allegedly removed a group of all 13-year-old students “from a classroom for excessive talking.” He then reportedly “became angry and brought the students to his office.” It all sounds like typical middle school principal stuff, until… WTF!
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