Indiana pastor whose church preaches against gay sex accused of soliciting man at lake

SEYMOUR, Ind. — A southern Indiana pastor accused of making sexual advances on a 27-year-old man near a lake has been charged with battery.

Gaylard Williams, 59, is the pastor at the Praise Cathedral Church of God in Seymour.

On Tuesday morning, he was arraigned in Jackson County Superior Court.

According to court documents, the victim told police that on Friday, Williams approached his vehicle that was parked at Cypress Lake.

He said that when he rolled down his window, Williams grabbed and squeezed his genitals, and then requested that he perform oral sex, reports WLKY-TV.

The man told Williams he was “barking up the wrong tree” and acted like he was reaching for a gun.

Police said Williams took off but the victim was able to take down Williams’ license plate number. When police later caught up with Williams, they found gay pornography in his car.