Many WutBJU readers are asking me about Benjamin Garlick and Shantaal Garlick and these recent charges.
An evangelist is facing a slew of child rape and sexual abuse charges in Murfreesboro, according to court records.
Murfreesboro Police said 32-year-old Benjamin Garlick has been charged with five counts of aggravated rape of a child, five counts of aggravated sexual battery, sexual exploitation of a child and continuous sexual abuse of a child.
The rapes stem from actions that were alleged to have occurred in February 2021. Garlick is being held on a $750,000 bond.
His wife, 29-year-old Shaantal Garlick, is also facing charges, according to police. She is charged with the facilitation of aggravated rape of a child and aggravated child abuse, neglect and endangerment. Shaantal has been released after posting a $75,000 bond.
The Garlicks will be arraigned on Sep. 26 at 9 a.m. MPD said.
Benjamin is on SermonAudio which is often a clue that he's a BJU grad.
But as far as I can tell, he is not a BJU grad.
His dad, David Garlick, is a member of the BJU Class of 1980, however. And he was even a "Personality"!
And his grandfather Roland was a member of the Class of 1958.
And his grandmother was a member of the Class of 1959: