St. Louis Church Building Condemned After Woman Claims She Was Held ‘Captive’ Inside

[essentialsaltes]

The official reason given for the church’s closure is that it “is used or intended to be used for purposes which are illegal and may endanger the health and safety of persons.” No further details have been provided on what led authorities to that conclusion.

But just a few days earlier, a woman who was found bleeding from the head near the church reportedly showed police a room inside where she said she had been held captive and beaten; officers reported finding a bucket filled with feces and urine inside the room.

The woman, who has not been named, identified three men who were subsequently charged with second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault

According to [a lawyer for one of them], the woman was “suffering from several mental health issues” and her family had brought her to the church to “get help.”

 

[Yuwang]

What if she refused to leave and stayed there of her own volition. Makes me think it may be a set up.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

It was condemned because there were numerous people living there full time where there shouldn’t be, there were insufficient facilities available for the people living there, and their living spaces in “disorder and disrepair.” It was discovered while this crime was being invested, but was unrelated to the crime.

They fixed the issues, removed the tenants, and the order was abated. Story over.

St. Louis Church Accused of Kidnapping Can Reopen, City Says

The city lifted its condemnation order after an inspection yesterday

www.riverfronttimes.com

 

[RileyG]

It was condemned because there were numerous people living there full time where there shouldn’t be, there were insufficient facilities available for the people living there, and their living spaces in “disorder and disrepair.” It was discovered while this crime was being invested, but was unrelated to the crime.

They fixed the issues, removed the tenants, and the order was abated. Story over.

St. Louis Church Accused of Kidnapping Can Reopen, City Says

The city lifted its condemnation order after an inspection yesterday

www.riverfronttimes.com

Thanks for the concise info