HIV positive pastor knowingly spread HIV to church members

Juan Macfarland.
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An Alabama based church pastor confessed to members of his church that he had been HIV positive for the past eleven years and had several sexual encounters with congregants.

Instead of offering a sermon to the hundreds of church members who had come in for their weekly service on a Sunday, Juan Macfarland of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama, USA told them he was HIV positive.

He didn't stop there as he went on to explain that he was diagnosed in 2003 and had since slept with several women in the congregation without telling them his status.

According to thedailybeast.com, Macfarland suggested that he had received divine intervention which prompted him to reveal his sins.

He later confessed to having his sexual encounters on church property, using illegal drugs and abusing church funds. A decision was taken by the church board to fire Macfarland.