Hey, I Know This Guy

Not literally, but in literature.  See, I have a character I'm working on who could be this guy's soul twin.  Those who read Dead Shuffle, meet the real Rev:

Authorities in California said they have uncovered a case of incredible cruelty involving a pastor and two members of his church. The three men are allegedly responsible for the physical and psychological abuse of a young boy who prosecutors say was forced to dig his own grave.

The Rev. Lonny Lee Remmers, the 54-year-old officiating pastor of the Heart of Worship church in Corona, Calif., has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and child abuse. Two members of the church, Remmers' stepson, Nicholas James Craig, 22, and Darryl Duane Jeter Jr., 28, have each been charged with nine felonies related to the incident.

The boy survived, but the full article tells you everything he endured, from being tied up and maced in the face to beaten with belts and pelted with dirt while believing he was standing in his own grave.  There is a chance his mother was in on it, a betrayal I can't even imagine.

Ever since the creepy preacher guy from Poltergeist, I have been freaked out when the right mix of religion and WTF come together.  This poor child.