Dossier
Kingdom of God Global Church
Coverage of Kingdom of God Global Church in the Nexus archive.
David Taylorperson2Michelle Brannonperson1Kathleen Kleinperson1forced labor conspiracytopic1United States Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Michiganorganization1sexual abusetopic1money launderingtopic1Makeda Charlesperson1FBIorganization1U.S. District Judgeperson1Federal Bureau of Investigationorganization1U.S. attorneyperson1
- ‘Your body belongs to me’: Texts show how accused Michigan church leader controlled young women
David Taylor, Michelle Brannon, and Kathleen Klein are accused of leading a forced labor conspiracy through the Kingdom of God Global Church, exploiting victims in call centers with abuse, threats, and control over their lives. A superseding indictment revealed new details, including alleged sexual abuse and coercive text messages demanding explicit images from women.
- ‘Drop dead’: Woman threatens Detroit judge during hearing in case linked to church leader
Makeda Charles faces federal charges for threatening a Detroit judge, a prosecutor, and an FBI agent linked to the prosecution of church leader David E. Taylor. During her arraignment, she made aggressive remarks and threats, prompting a court-ordered competency evaluation.