The Kansas City Star
newspaper released a story today, detailing more about Tyler Deaton’s role in
his wife’s murder and his role at the International House of Prayer
(IHOP). It is yet more evidence that the leadership of IHOP is lying. I have posted the article below,
or you can go to the KC Star website by clicking here.
Tyler Deaton’s role at
the International House of Prayer becomes clearer
By DONALD BRADLEY
The Kansas City Star
Deaton’s wife, Bethany Ann Deaton, was found
dead in a parked van Oct. 30 at Longview Lake. Authorities initially believed
she killed herself, but a week ago a man told police that he had killed her at
the order of Tyler Deaton, who has been described as the charismatic leader of
a religious sect.
The man who confessed to the killing, Micah
Moore, a member of Deaton’s group, has been charged with first-degree murder.
Deaton has not been charged. Prosecutors have acknowledged that he is under
investigation.
Deaton’s group came from Texas to be part of
the International House of Prayer, based in south Kansas City.
On Monday, Allen Hood, the president of the
International House of Prayer, said in a statement that Deaton led his group
independently and operated under a “veil of secrecy,” though members attended a
school operated by IHOP. The statement also made reference to the group’s
“disturbing religious practices.”
But a handout and website posting shows that
as of Nov. 4 — five days after Bethany Deaton’s death — Tyler Deaton was a
“division coordinator” on the administrative team of International House of
Prayer friendship groups. The position is unpaid, according to another person
who holds the same position and attended three recent meetings with Deaton.
According to IHOP’s website, friendship groups
are small groups that meet weekly. There are more than 80 friendship groups.
Deaton was listed as one of six division coordinators.
When asked Thursday morning to clarify
Deaton’s relationship with the organization, spokesman Nick Syrett told The
Star that another statement would be released later in the day. In the
afternoon, he said the organization would not have the statement ready until
Friday.
The posting that listed Deaton has disappeared
from the website.
Moore, 23, a member of Deaton’s group, lived
with the couple in a Grandview house along with other members of the group.
He appeared Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit
Court. He told detectives that Deaton told him to kill his wife because “he
knew he had it in him.”
Moore told detectives that he and other men in
the group had sexually assaulted Bethany Deaton and that the men in the group
had also engaged in sex with Tyler Deaton, according to court documents.
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