Former pastor arrested in second Alabama county on child sex abuse charges

Former pastor arrested in second Alabama county on child sex abuse charges

Former Chalkville pastor Kenneth Daniel was released from one jail and taken to another Feb. 27, where he was charged with four counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old.

Photo credit: Shelby County (AL) jail

Daniel was the pastor of First Baptist Church of Chalkville in Jefferson County.

He was arrested in October in Blount County on charges of facilitating solicitation of unlawful sexual conduct with a child.

Daniel remains in the Shelby County jail on $240,000 bond as of March 2. A hearing is set in Shelby County on March 22.


EDITOR’S NOTE — The Southern Baptist Convention sex abuse hotline is available for reports of sexual abuse by SBC pastors or other SBC-related personnel. The hotline can be reached at 202-864-5578 or by email at SBChotline@guidepostsolutions.com. If in the event, you are contacting Guidepost to report a current incident involving sexual abuse, child abuse or any other ongoing and potentially violent behavior by someone, please also contact your local law enforcement agency for immediate help. 

Read more about the work of the Alabama Baptist Sexual Abuse Advisory Task Force below.