Shiira previously resigned his position on staff with the institution pending his graduation and prior to any allegations being made by law enforcement. NOBTS remains committed to cooperating with law enforcement with any further inquiries or investigations. Shiira. If anyone has any information of this nature, we encourage you to notify the Dean of Students office at and Campus Police at Shiira was dismissed from the institution upon notice of the charges made by law enforcement. Currently, we have no evidence of any physical harm or sexual harassment pertaining to our campus population by Mr. We offered any assistance we might provide to complete the investigation. KEEP READING Australians are less religious than ever, new report findsĪs soon as NOBTS was made aware of criminal online sexual misconduct allegations against Andrew Shiira, we were in complete cooperation with law enforcement and will continue to cooperate with them as requested. Jamie Drew, after charges were laid by police.

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) released a statement from its President, Dr. The elders asked the congregation to join them in “praying for anyone who has been impacted, courage for anyone who needs to see a counselor, Andrew, and the Shiira family.” “We take this matter very seriously,” the Lakeshore Church elders said in the email, “and will cooperate with appropriate parties throughout any further investigation or review.” The elders said they would make private counseling available to any church member and would address the situation during their service Sunday (May 16). The elders said Shiira “had completed Ministry Safe training,” as is required to serve at the church, and that “currently, we have no evidence of any physical harm or sexual harassment pertaining to our church congregation by Mr. According to an email from the church’s elders to church members, Shiira was not part of the pastoral staff, “had no contact with children or students at Lakeshore Church,” and his role ended April 30. Shiira was being held at the Orleans Parish Prison on 10 counts of pornography involving juveniles.Īccording to Baptist Press, Shiira had also served at Lakeshore Church in New Orleans, helping to plan the order of worship. A church music director has been arrested for being in possession of child pornography images.Īndrew Shiira, who is also a student at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and according to Baptist Press is close to graduating, was arrested on 10 counts of child pornography.

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