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Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina

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Records show pastor Daimon L. King was convicted in 1998 and again in 2010 for offenses involving children.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Records show pastor Daimon L. King was convicted in 1998 and again in 2010 for offenses involving children.

  2. HuffPost

    GOP Senate Nominee's Rally Features Prayer By Convicted Sex Offender (opens HuffPost)

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    A North Carolina pastor who led the opening prayer at a recent campaign stop for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley is a registered sex offender, who has been sentenced to prison twice.

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