Creep of the Week: Anti-Gay Bullhorn Minister Convicted for Masturbating in a Public Park

Wayne Besen August 28, 2012

A 55-year-old minister known for his bullhorn-amplified protests at an annual gay festival in the French Quarter has been convicted of obscenity for exposing himself while masturbating at a public park last year.

The Rev. Grant Storms, of Metairie, waived a jury trial and the case was heard by state District Judge Ross LaDart, who on Wednesday found Storms guilty of the single count against him. He then sentenced Storms to three years of probation, citing no evidence of a criminal history. The Times-Picayune also reports Storms was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation. Storms declined comment.

Congratulations minister — you have earned our award for Creep of the Week!

About the Author

Wayne Besen is the Founding Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and author of “Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth” (Haworth, 2003). In 2010, Besen was awarded the “Visionary Award” at the Out Music Awards for organizing the American Prayer Hour, an event which shined a spotlight on the role American evangelicals played in the introduction of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

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DaveTheWave August 28, 2012 at 11:36 am -

UGH. To be expected. A religious hypocrite tricking in the park. Probably can’t get it any other way. I can hear the huffy religionistas now, blaming the media for daring to report on this, and then supporting the errant reverend with some lame line like, “he is already SAVED so it doesn’t matter if he jacks off in public,” or “we should do as he says, not as he does!!!”