Michigan Pastor Arrested for Hiding Camera in Church Bathroom

Church members and leaders in Livingston County are healing after learning that their pastor placed a hidden camera in a church bathroom.

Video Recording Device Discovered by Church Staff

Will Johnson served as the Worship Pastor Director for 2\42 Community Church in Brighton for five years. He admitted to placing the recording device in a non-public unisex bathroom at the church, intending to record certain people without their knowledge.

The camera had been discovered by members of the church staff who contacted the Livingston County Sheriff's office. The pastor has since been fired from the church.

Johnson was arrested at his home in Howell, and according to CBS Detroit is being held at the Livingston County jail. All electronic devices were then seized from Johnson's home and will undergo forensic analysis.

Brighton Church Attempts to Heal After Disturbing Discovery

Eric Rauch is the Executive Pastor of 2\42 Community Church. In the video below, he tells the TV station that staff and church members are devastated by the discovery.

"It's devastating," he says. "We care so deeply about our community. We so deeply want our community to know about the saving grace of Jesus Christ and your world gets flipped upside down."

There are seven 2\42 Community Church campuses located throughout Michigan. A thorough sweep of all locations will be conducted to ensure that there are no other hidden devices at those locations.

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