Rev. Morris Eubanks (pictured) is invoking God in his plea of innocence, after being convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. The pastor told a judge in Lake County that God will punish those who bore “false witness” against him during the trial. Eubanks has preached at churches in North Chicago and Zion and refused to take the stand in his own defense, stating that his faith would clear his name. It appears that his faith didn’t work.
Eubanks has been convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and predatory criminal sexual assault, with the jury deliberating for only four hours before delivering a conviction. The pastor is accused of fondling the girl on two occasions in August 2008. He has been in jail since July 2009.










