Wiccan Arrested on Child Rape Charges
On April 14th U.S. Marshals arrested Waco “White Wolf” Tohausen in North Carolina on rape and pandering charges involving a five-year-old Ohio child in 2007.
Waco “White Wolf” Tohausen
“In the early evening hours of 04/14/2010, Waco “White Wolf” Tohausen, 37 years old, was arrested by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department in Murphy, NC. Tohausen, indicted for Rape and Pandering Sexually Oriented Materials involving a five year old victim. The crimes, which were committed back in 2007, where recently indicted back on December 21, 2009. Tohausen is associated with a Wiccan Group known as the Temple of the Crystalline Star and the Lustration of the Ancestors.”
The group Tohausen is associated with, the Temple of the Crystalline Star and the Lustration of the Ancestors, is a Correllian Nativist Church Mother Temple. I contacted the Rev. Donald Lewis-Highcorrell, First Priest and Chancellor of Correllian Nativist Tradition, who issued a statement that confirmed Tohausen’s clergy status within the organization, and that he has been suspended pending the outcome of the trial.
“I cannot too strongly emphasize how seriously the Correllian Tradition takes charges such as these. Our law is the Wiccan Rede –Do As You Will But Harm None. And our clergy are especially charged with upholding this ideal. For clergypersons to be charged with doing harm to children is a matter of the utmost importance and greatest concern to our Tradition and its people.
It is our established policy that any clergyperson charged with sexual abuse of a child must be immediately suspended from clergy status and from any position of responsibility until the charges are resolved. If the clergyperson is found guilty all status with the Tradition must be revoked.
It is the desire of the Correllian Tradition to cooperate fully with the police who are investigating this matter, and to assist them in any way we can. The Tradition will be holding an internal investigation as well to determine whether Tradition policy was properly followed and whether all appropriate actions have been taken.”
No further details have been released in this case at this writing. Tohausen is being held on $750,000 bond, and is being extraditied back to Hamilton County to face the charges against him. Needless to say, these are extremely serious charges that if true raise some difficult questions concerning Tohausen’s interactions with the Pagan community over the years, and his role as a Correllian clergyperson. I will post further updates once more information comes to light.
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Oh, wait, I know why they said that. It was to point out that he wasn't Roman Catholic.
Indeed. It should be highlighted to show that no matter what the tradition, child molestation or rape are just as equally possible.
Tohausen is accused of abusing his position, damaging a young child both physically and psychologically.
Removing his clerical status should he prove to be guilty is the only sane thing to do, to keep him from preying on children again. This in addition to his prison sentence and/or fines.
If only a certain other religious organization would behave as nobly as the TCSLA when things like this happened.
The article also makes it clear that the Correllian Tradition will not tolerate conduct harming anyone; and they are willing to demonstrate that position by exercising clear and decisive action.
Glad to hear that the Correllians have immediately suspended him and are co-operating with the police. Absolutely the correct action.
Oh, dear. Pagans have finally reached equality with the Roman Catholic Church.
Good for the Correllians. It's nice to see such a decisive and ethical stand.
People like that are why i and my family are solitaries.
Um, he's 37 – not looking so good for 37?! Just sayin'…
that last link and photo doesn't look like the same guy as above….are u sure it's the same guy?
[i]…the fact that the Community as a whole does not recognize that Child Molesters are part of our population.[/i]
What?
Whether it is the same guy or not, does it really add anything to say bad things about his looks? Some of us who are innocent haven’t been treated well by nature, and don’t need that stuff headed our way next. And I’ve never seen anyone who looked good when the cops take their picture, anyway. It doesn’t need to become a habit, sniping about folks’ bodies. Just sayin’.
I am saddened for any organization that has been sullied by the presence of people who mess around with the unconsenting…whatever they may look like.
37 ? He looks like he's 137 !
@ Gray Badger: Not really. We’re not trying to cover this up and shuffle him around in a backwards attempt to “save face.”
This is NOT the same person. Sheesh.
By the way–excellent pamphlet. Thanks for linking to it–I hope a lot of us take the time to download it, read it, and discuss it.
Point of fact, the temple that they listed here is a NON-sky clad group. So no, nudity is not a part of their practices.
Actually, since he was CLERGY, it is VERY important!
Thanks. That's more than a good enough reason for him to be on the list.
by "her" leaving, i mean his former Priestess.
Interesting critism, coming from someone who has a fan-club. Just sayin…
Could you try doing future posts without the caps-lock on?
Wow. Yes.
If he was a member of a Baptist church you'd demand that his affiliation be announced.
Yeah that's a hard 37. It made me sad that I'm a year older.
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Guess What! You are right! But the point got through. Religious persecution is wrong. Isn't it?
SORRY!
Sorry about the caps lock.
Excellent!
This was irresponsible of that particular group, there. Did he hurt anyone?
What this man did is not based on any Wiccan belief. This is a personal issue.
He us not a member of the Temple in WI, his partner is the highpriestess.