John Blanchard, a former lead pastor at Rock Church International, filed a criminal complaint last month seeking to have a frequent church protester found guilty of stalking and a protective order issued against him. A judge on Tuesday denied both requests.
A 43-year-old man was arrested Sunday after months of protesting against Virginia Beach Pastor John Blanchard after the embattled megachurch pastor, who faced solicitation of sex with minor charges, brought stalking charges against him.
Email communications between police and prosecutors released Friday suggest that prostitution-related charges against Rock Church Senior Pastor John Blanchard were withdrawn after he underwent a psychosexual examination and participated in sex offender counseling.
Jamie Thomas has been protesting outside Rock Church every week for the past few months. He was arrested Sunday after the pastor filed a criminal complaint against him, claiming Thomas had been behaving in a threatening and intimidating manner.
Jamie Thomas has been protesting outside Rock Church every week for the past few months. He was arrested Sunday after the pastor filed a criminal complaint against him, claiming Thomas had been behaving in a threatening and intimidating manner.