Dollar was let out of jail on a $5,000 bond. Creflo Dollar contested the accusations from the pulpit of his megachurch, World Changers Church International. He said that “all is well In the Dollar household” and “he should have never been arrested.” According to the pastor, the marks on his daughter’s neck were remnants from a case of eczema.
However Dollars older daughter, 19 at the time of the assault, told police her younger sister was telling the truth. She informed authorities that “put both hands around her sister’s neck and choked her for about five seconds.” The pastor allegedly grabbed the 15-year-old by the shoulders and slapped her in the face. According to deputies, the older daughter changed her story.
But they say that this was “due to her parents being outside with her while she was writing it.” After she was separated from her parents, Alexandria produced a statement consistent with her original account. Dollar decried the allegations as part of the devil’s plan to “discredit” his ministry. He cited scripture as a way to defend himself from his daughters.
“Malicious witnesses testify against me,” he said, reading from the Bible. “They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about … May those who rejoice in my discomfort be humiliated and disgraced.” Dollar has long courter controversy. This year he asked his followers to buy him a $65 million private jet. The prosperity gospel is simple: the more you give, the more you receive. Since this outrageous request, the finances of the televangelist’s 30,000-member church, World Changers Church International in College Park, Georgia, are under scrutiny.
Dollar denied a request for an interview, but a church spokesman sent a statement that read in part, “…all of the ministry’s revenues go to ‘charity‘ and/or ministry, with the exception of the salaries and benefits for some 400 employees ministry-wide.“ The controversial pastor also responded to his critics during a sermon. He also said that he has a private jet, but it’s 30 years old and currently out of service.
Dollar said, “If I want to believe God for a $65 million plane, you cannot stop me. You can’t stop me from dreaming. I’m going to dream until Jesus comes.” Ole Anthony, president of the Trinity Foundation in Texas, a church fundraising watchdog group, said, “In Creflo’s church, there is no accountability. He runs it like a fiefdom.” He also said that Dollar’s wealth is more objectionable because of how he obtains it.