Ex-Las Vegas School Teacher Reportedly Claimed “God Made Him That Way” As He Faces 12 Counts Of Sexually Assaulting A Student

A former Christian private school teacher blamed God for his decision to assault a student.


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A former teacher at a Las Vegas Christian private school who is facing a disturbing total of 12 counts of sexual conduct between a school employee and pupil allegedly blamed God himself for his decision to sexually assault his student, claiming “God made him that way,” according to unsettling new reporting from 8NewsNow.

The publication reports that, according to police officials on the case, former private school teacher David Pendley told the student that he was repeatedly sexually assaulting that he was doing so because he loves her and “God made him that way.”

Back in December of 2021, a senior student at Faith Lutheran private Christian school in Las Vegas, Nevada, reported to the police that a teacher at the school had been sexually assaulting her. The student told the police that David Pendley had first approached her to invite her to come along on a mission trip he was taking to Mexico with his group of students. Pendley’s alleged victim went on to report that while in Mexico with the group, the teacher asked his students to go out on a walk with him. It was during that walk that Pendley attempted to get close to his alleged victim on a more personal, highly inappropriate level.

Pendley allegedly approached the student yet again upon their return from the mission trip to Mexico, as the student claimed he came up to her and whispered closely in her ear, “I love you.” The student claimed that when she tried to pull away from Pendley’s inappropriate verbal and physical advances, the teacher held onto her tighter before finally releasing and letting her go.

Following that incident, Pendley allegedly sent a text message to the student that weekend, repeatedly harassing her with requests for a picture of her face. The student finally relented and sent the photo. Pendley responded by making crude comments about the student’s breasts, describing to her how he wanted to grab them.

In a separate incident in March of 2018, Pendley approached the student and asked her to dog sit for him, as he and his wife were about to go out of town on vacation. The student agreed to watch Pendley’s dog while he was away with his wife. However, once the student arrived at Pendley’s home, she quickly discovered that she was alone in the house with the teacher, where he sexually assaulted the high school student yet again.

According to police, Pendley would go on to continually assault the Faith Lutheran multiple times over the course of 6 months, at multiple different locations, including inside the private Christian school.

David Pendley was hired on at Faith Lutheran private Christian school in Las Vegas, Nevada, back in 2015, and was terminated from his position in 2020 for consuming alcohol on school grounds, according to court documents pertaining to the matter.

You can read the full report from 8NewsNow here.

Featured image via Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 

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