Nationwide — Myron Chorbajian, a former pastor from Greenville, South Carolina, faces dozens of prices for abusing his adopted kids. He and his spouse allegedly compelled youngsters to eat trash and filth, bury a canine he killed, and subjected them to sexual and bodily abuse over a long time.
Chorbajian led 1st Southern Methodist Church earlier than his Might 2025 arrest. Authorities launched an investigation after a sufferer reported years of abuse courting again to the Nineteen Eighties, together with bodily beatings, sexual assault, and psychological torment.
Court docket paperwork describe horrifying acts. In keeping with Folks, Myron allegedly punched kids, compelled them to sleep in trash cans, and eat rubbish or filth. Some youngsters had been made to look dumpsters for rotten meals, whereas others had been overwhelmed with belts or paddled till unconscious.
Animal cruelty was additionally a part of the abuse. He reportedly ran over a toddler’s kitten, shot it, and killed a canine in entrance of a kid, then made the kid bury it. A number of victims had been additionally sexually assaulted, in response to the arrest data.
Kathleen Chorbajian, his spouse, allegedly knew about some abuse however didn’t report it. Each had been arrested in Nashville and returned to Greenville, dealing with prices together with felony sexual conduct, incest, assault, and baby endangerment.
Extra prices got here in 2025 and 2026, together with assault with intent to kill. Kathleen was later launched on home arrest with strict situations, whereas Myron stays in custody as his case continues.
