Brother Tony's Boys: The Largest Case of Child Prostitution in U.S. History: The True Story

by Mike Echols

For over twenty-five years, charismatic Pentecostal evangelist Brother Tony Leyva used Christianity, the Bible, and his status as an "annointed prophet of God" to gain access to, seduce, and sexually assault the young sons of his enthralled followers in twenty-three states. How could such heinous acts continue undetected for over two decades?Brother Tony's Boys peels back the multiple layers of this twisted evangelist's double life to answer this and other bone-chilling questions. Read the riveting true story of how Leyva brought his old-fashioned hellfire and brimstone revival to cities and towns from Florida to New York and from Illinois to Louisiana and, under the cloak of God, systematically manipulated and sexually assaulted adolescent boys and procured victims for other "men of God."Using eyewitness accounts of victims, Mike Echols, author of the bestseller and five-time Emmy nominated miniseries I Know My First Name Is Steven, strips bare the world of Pentecostals in the United States today to reveal how, in this unique yet growing Christian sect, impassioned faith and devotion to the "annointed ones" blinded parents to the evil in their midst.

Genres: True Crime, Abuse, Nonfiction

374 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 1996

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Reviews

[Kristen Doherty · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book about a pastor that molest over a 100 boys and gets only 20 years in prison for it.

[Guy Venturi · Rating 4 out of 5]

History of a problem ignored, but exposed.

This book is a good overview of a time and place that has changed and a more recent update us needed. But to be careful, fair, and thorough when analyzing legal and distasteful events and rumors that affect the future of minors and adults, their friends, families, and neighbors.

The subject is usually only discussed in private with secret overtones and whispers. The victim does not want to talk about it, but cannot make it go away. The fear of anyone finding out is crushing. The ability to resist is low the younger you go, but even adults may have been destroyed enough to be unable to resist repeated pressure.

A trusted adult to talk to privately is best, but that can be a problem, too. But why is law enforcement afraid to investigate and enforce the laws that are intended to protect children? Are they afraid of the adults? Or of the children?

[Chamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

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