‘Everything Is Being Exposed’: Bishop T.D. Jakes Defends Himself Against Sinister Sexual Abuse Allegations from 19 Year Old Pastor Upon Return Home Following Health Scare

Days after Bishop T.D. Jakes had a medical emergency during his Sunday service at his Potter’s House Church, his team has filed a defamation lawsuit against another pastor who alleged that he was groomed and sexually assaulted by the “Woman Thou Art Loose” founder. Despite living in Texas for decades, lawyers for Jakes filed the suit in Pennsylvania federal court against Duane Youngblood, a Keystone State pastor. Youngblood alleges that while being mentored by Jakes when he was 18 or 19, the popular preacher hugged and “tried to kiss” him. Youngblood, 57, went public with his story about Jakes in October 2024 on the “Larry Reid Live” show titled “The Abused Become the Abuser.” Bishop T.D. Jakes filed a defamation lawsuit against a Pennsylvania pastor who threated to sue him if he didn’t give him $6 million to squish sexual assault allegations. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Pure Flix) First, he talked about getting out of prison after being convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old male in 2002 (being arrested in 2006) and later convicted of “corrupting a minor” after having illicit conversations with a 17-year-old. Now, Youngblood told the host, he desires to be an advocate for those...