John Hunter

10 People Making L.A. a Better Place

From to a 70-year-old woman teaching others how to use medical marijuana to a man dedicated to saving the sea lions, these Angelenos prove that do-goodery can be vastly more interesting, creative, and fulfilling than writing a monthly charity check or two. Check out our entire People 2012 issue her ... More >>

Denise Hunter: The Really Good Wife

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Everywhere Denise Hunter goes, she's mistaken for Michelle Obama. "I was in San Francisco at a meeting," she says, perched in a fine Sunday pantsuit on a couch in a back room ... More >>

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Judge Not Lest Ye Be Sued: More Drama From First AME Case Emerges

Rev. Brenda Lamothe​Attorneys for Brenda Lamothe, the reverend who has taken First AME Church Pastor and head John J. Hunter to court over allegations of sexual harassment, on Friday released evidence they say proves Lamothe was being employed by the church at the time she alleges Hunter coerc ... More >>

Lord Have Mercy: AME Church Sex Claim Gets Scandalous

The claimant in a suit against first AME Church and its head pastor, Rev. John J. Hunter, put her cards on the table this week, including one lascivious greeting card from the preacher that states he pleasured himself to thoughts of her. Brenda Lamothe claims that she was coerced into having sex wit ... More >>

The Church Lady Sings: Rev. Used Power To 'Coerce' For Sex

The saga of the church lady versus First AME Church's Rev. John J. Hunter took another turn today as the plaintiff appeared before television news cameras and claimed that the pastor "used his position and his spiritual authority to intimidate bully and coerce me into a sexually relationship."First ... More >>

First AME Says Sex-Scandal Claimant Was Looking For Money

First AME Church has filed suit against a woman who is claiming in superior court that the powerful congregation's leader, Rev. John J. Hunter, coerced her into having sex with him as part of her employment. The legal push-back on the part of the South Los Angeles institution came Tuesday and was a ... More >>

Lawsuit: First AME Pastor Pushed For Sex As "God's Will"

A lawsuit against controversial First AME Church Rev. John J. Hunter claims that he pressured a subordinate for on-demand sex as "God's will."First AME ChurchRev. John J. Hunter is alleged to have pressured a subordinate to have sex.​Rev. Brenda Lamothe, who now works for the office of Mayor Anton ... More >>

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