A religious leader who ran a Houston call center used threats of God’s punishment to induce young female workers to send him sexually explicit photos, according to text messages released in new court filings.
Last August, the FBI raided a Kingdom of God Global Church call center in Houston and accused leader David E. Taylor of forcing people to work there without pay. Nearly a year later, federal prosecutors have released new text messages in an updated indictment that alleges Taylor used sexual images from workers to “control and exploit” them.
Taylor wrote to female workers that “your body belongs to me” and said Satan would “destroy you if you don’t surrender,” according to the messages. He also shared explicit images of workers online to punish them for criticizing him publicly, the indictment alleged…