Bishop Thomas Weeks pleads guilty to ‘A-Town’ stomp
Posted by Media Outrage on March 12, 2008
Well we can tell you that this ‘Church Soap Opera’ is finally over. Bishop ‘Stomp A N*gga’ Weeks finally admitted up to his crime and his new moniker that he earned here on Mediaoutrage, today in court as he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.
Via AP:
Bishop Thomas W. Weeks pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault in the summertime attack on his estranged wife, national evangelist Juanita Bynum.
In Fulton County Superior Court before judge T. Jackson Bedford, Weeks admitted that he grabbed Bynum, threw her down and kicked her in the parking of the Renaissance Concourse Hotel, near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Aug. 21
Weeks immediately was sentenced to three years probation, 200 hours of non-church related community service and ordered to attend anger management counseling. If he successfully completes these conditions, the conviction will be expunged from his record.
The contrite pastor apologized to Bynum.
“I want to apologize to my wife for all actions you had to go through,” Weeks said. “I know it has been difficult. I appreciate you and I thank you.”
When asked by Bedford if she approved of the deal Weeks struck, Bynum said yes.
Still, Bedford scolded both ministers for their recent behavior as their marital troubles played out before the public.
“I understand if not hundreds of thousands, millions of people look to you for leadership, both moral and spiritual,” said Bedford to both Bynum and Weeks. “Going forward I would be mindful in your conduct in the future. Going through a divorce is a very difficult time. I know what it does to people.
“I’m very pleased this would was able to be worked out. Neither of you needed to be exposed to what would have happened in the courtroom. I wish you the very best,” Bedford said.
After the hearing Weeks and Bynum stood together outside the courthouse, expressing at least a degree of love.
He had asked for forgiveness and she accepted.
“My emotions got the best of me,” Weeks said of the Aug. 21 incident. “I take responsibility.”
Bynum said seeing her husband on Monday at a divorce deposition brought back old memories. She intervened on his behalf appealing to the court to be lenient on him.
“When I saw him it allowed me to reflect on the first time we got married,” she said. “No one tells you what to do with all of the love you feel for the person.”
District attorney Paul Howard said he was pleased the case could be resolved without going to trial. “He took responsibility,” Howard said. “We thought that was important.”
Weeks would not say whether the couple was getting back together.
“God is in control of all things, ” he said.
Weeks said he learned a lesson from this ordeal. He urged men facing similar conflicts with their spouses to “walk away, still walk away.”
Mediaoutrage- We’re glad to see Juanita Bynum exercise such a forgiving attitude towards the husband that introduced new variations of Atlanta’s most popular dance on her. And it’s also good to see Bishop Stomp A N*gga finally admit that he did it when we all knew and assumed that he did, but one thing is for sure when you are infront of that judge facing some prison time and you look over and imagine the court seamstress tailor making that jump-suit just for you, you’ll start expounding on the real happenings quick like you accidentally drunk truth serum. But all in all everyone deserves forgiveness and the chance to move on with a clean slate but for Bishop Week’s potential next woman you just now know if he gets mad get your Jessie Owens on….
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norma said
To the crazy stupid person who left the first comment. How would you feel if someone did you that way are worst. Why would you want any woman to get stomped are kicked. Juanita Bynum did not deserve the parking lot incident. She is and always have represented herself as a woman in the kingdom. The woman has a heart of a gaint to be able to forgive Weeks on the level she did. People stop hating on this true woman of God. Juanita Bynum ant going anyplace. God made her name great and he will keep it great. Look at your own life and judge that before eyeing somebody elsa. Stop trying to act as if you never been through anything in life. People are always trying to put other people in places they themselves don’t ever want to be in.