On March 4, Charles County Sheriff’s detectives arrested and charged David Warren Henson, Jr., a 53-year-old teacher from Waldorf, with sexual abuse of a minor and child pornography. The charges came after it was reported that he sexually abused an adolescent female over a period of two years.
Henson has been employed as a teacher at Grace Lutheran Church in La Plata since September of 2021. However, the victim in this case is known to Henson and was not a student at the school where he worked.
Following his arrest, Henson was brought before a district court commissioner on March 5, who ordered him to be held without bond at the Charles County Detention Center. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information or concerns about Henson is asked to contact Det. M. Nauman at (301) 609-6581.
This news has sent shockwaves through the local community, with parents and guardians expressing deep concern about how this could have happened in a place of worship and education.
Officials from Grace Lutheran released the following statement:
The authorities have assured residents that they are doing everything they can to ensure that justice is served and that this type of behavior will not be tolerated.
There are thousands or rightwing extremists spewing hate propaganda and lies about LGBTQIA people, but are completely silent about the thousands of cisgender heterosexual male christians just like Henson.
Or Charles Sutherland of Maryland that vandalized buildings with “groomer” before his arrest for possession of child pornography.
Or youth pastor Isaiah W. Mikkelson of Illinois, arrested for sexual abuse of children in his church.
Or Minnesota pastor Dennis W. Laferty, arrested for the sexual assault of several children.
Or Pennsylvania pastor Lindsey Melnick, sentenced to prison this week for the rape of a teen girl 15 years ago.
Or Daniel Merrick, another Pennsylvania pastor, sentenced to prison for 880 counts of child pornography.
Where’s all the rightwing and media outrage for the thousands of cis hetero men who were caught committing crimes, events that are verifiably true, not unfounded allegations like those hurled at Transgender people or others?