An Alabama pastor has been sentenced to two years in prison following his conviction on sexual misconduct charges. Bradrick Vail, formerly of Tree of Life Deliverance Ministry in Mobile, will serve one year each for two counts of sexual misconduct.
Editor’s note: This article refers to reports of sexual abuse that some readers might find triggering and/or disturbing.
Vail was originally charged with three counts of first-degree rape, three counts of sexual abuse, and one count of first-degree sodomy before being convicted of seven counts of sexual misconduct.
Circuit court Judge Jill Phillips later dismissed five of those charges and sentenced him for the remaining two.
Phillips dismissed the five charges against Vail on procedural grounds, as the statute of limitations had expired. However, she gave Vail the maximum sentence for each of the remaining charges and said that Vail’s actions as a pastor were “extremely disturbing.”
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Vail was originally arrested in May 2024 after two victims came forward to allege that Vail raped them.
One victim alleged that Vail assaulted her in 2022. She said that she had been introduced to Vail by a family member and had begun attending his church. One day, while Vail was at that same family member’s home, the victim said that Vail offered to pray for her.
The victim recounted that Vail took her into a bedroom and instructed her to get undressed and kneel on top of a Bible. She said that Vail then put a sheet over her and raped her.
The second victim alleged that Vail raped her in a similar fashion. She recounted being at the church to help paint. She said that Vail raped her after offering to pray for her sore shoulder.
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While Vail’s defense team pointed out that neither woman called 911 or went to the hospital for a rape kit, both victims indicated that they feared Vail would harm them.
