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Jerry Sidell: Conviction Records and Businesses

Side-by-side photos of Jerry A. Sidell from the WutBJU archive

WutBJU has a careful reader to thank for this research.

The picture on the left is Jerry Sidell from his LinkedIn account. The picture on the right is clearly also Jerry Sidell. The source?

Pour your coffee and sit down. This isn’t good.

So Jerry Sidell is the “founder” of BJU Grass’s latest venue, The Rusty Bucket in Laurens County. He’s also the “founder” of “PrayBefore,” a commercialized effort to share prayer requests for churches. He’s also the founder of “FaithfulEyes.org,” a net nanny. He said in 2019 about his 17-year-old business:

Internet Accountability monitors the websites visited, the search terms used, and the YouTube videos watched, and lists them in an easy-to-read Report that is designed to start a conversation about healthy online habits.

Parents, see where your kids go online. Adults, reduce Internet temptations and protect the relationships you value most.

The same Jerry Sidell that “founded” these businesses pled guilty, was convicted in December 1983, and served concurrent 10-year-sentences for multiple sexual molestation offenses:

Offense : 16-6-5. Enticing a child for indecent purposes

Offense : 16-6-4. Child molestation; aggravated child molestation.

The case was all over the Atlanta Constitution for months. From September 22, 1983:

Historical newspaper clipping: Ex-Jonesboro minister pleads guilty in child molesting case
Historical newspaper clipping: Ex-Jonesboro minister pleads guilty in child molesting case
Historical newspaper clipping: Clayton minister gets term
Historical newspaper clipping: Clayton minister gets term
Historical newspaper clipping: Parents of molested boys starting group
Historical newspaper clipping: Parents of molested boys starting group
Historical newspaper clipping: Civil suit on sex molesting begins
Historical newspaper clipping: Civil suit on sex molesting begins
Historical newspaper clipping: Parents explain court action
Historical newspaper clipping: Parents explain court action

Originally published by WutBJU / What in the World! on Tumblr. View the original Jerry Sidell tag archive. Historical assertions and commentary are attributed to the original author; links may reflect the time of original publication.