Bailey allegedly described himself in text messages with his wife as a “felon,” “child molester,” “rapist,” “unfaithful husband,” and as an “uncommitted father.” Bertheophilus Maurice Bailey, a Tulsa, ...

TULSA, Okla. — The pastor of a north Tulsa church is accused of multiple sexual crimes, including raping his daughter. On Oct. 1, Pastor Bertheophilius Bailey pleaded not guilty to the alleged crimes.

"Think of a 13-year-old girl confused about who true love is because her dad is saying 'I'm your boyfriend,'" says the man's now-adult daughter, who alleges a decade of abuse that continued into her ...