The minister of a
Baptist church has been charged with indecent exposure
and driving under the influence, and police officers in
Johnson City, Tenn., say he propositioned them.
Tommy Tester, 58,
of Bristol, Va., was wearing a skirt when he was
arrested last week after allegedly urinating in front of
children at a car wash, police said. Police also said
Tester offered to perform oral sex on officers who
were sent to the scene.
Authorities
identified Tester as the minister of Gospel Baptist Church
and an employee of Christian radio station WZAP AM, both in
Bristol.
There was no
immediate response Tuesday to calls to the church and
Tester's home.
WZAP issued a
statement Monday asking for prayers and saying Tester had
been suspended during an investigation. ''We pray this
matter can be quickly resolved,'' WZAP owner Al Morris
said in the statement.
Tester was
released Friday on $1,000 bail. A hearing is scheduled for
October 25. (AP)