# Former Pastor Devin Carroll Faces Embezzlement Charges Amid Sexual Abuse Accusations

Devin Carroll, a former pastor accused of sexual abuse, faces embezzlement charges for stealing over $43,000 from his church.

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Carroll is accused of diverting more than $43,000 from Happy Home Church in Nakina to cover loan payments and other expenses. [^1]

Devin Carroll, a 23-year-old former pastor, was arrested on August 26 in Columbus County, North Carolina, and is facing multiple felony embezzlement charges. [^2]

Devin Carroll was arrested in July 2025 on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor. [^3]

Devin Carroll, a 23-year-old former Southern Baptist youth pastor, faces new embezzlement charges for allegedly stealing more than $57,000 from Happy Home Baptist Church in Nakina, North Carolina. [^4]

According to his arrest warrant, Carroll allegedly embezzled approximately $43,000 to cover outstanding payments to short-term lender Advance America and nearly $1,000 in retail and restaurant purchases. [^5]

Matilda Wofford, a former student who was 15 at the time, told WMBF that she first noticed red flags in Carroll's behavior two years before his arrest, including his flirtatiousness with female students and his requests for their phone numbers and information about their boyfriends. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Carroll is accused of diverting more than $43,000 from Happy Home Church in Nakina to cover loan payments and other expenses. (The Roys Report, News)
2. Devin Carroll, a 23-year-old former pastor, was arrested on August 26 in Columbus County, North Carolina, and is facing multiple felony embezzlement charges. (The Roys Report, News)
3. Devin Carroll was arrested in July 2025 on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor. (ChurchLeaders, News)
4. Devin Carroll, a 23-year-old former Southern Baptist youth pastor, faces new embezzlement charges for allegedly stealing more than $57,000 from Happy Home Baptist Church in Nakina, North Carolina. (ChurchLeaders, News)
5. According to his arrest warrant, Carroll allegedly embezzled approximately $43,000 to cover outstanding payments to short-term lender Advance America and nearly $1,000 in retail and restaurant purchases. (The Roys Report, News)
6. Matilda Wofford, a former student who was 15 at the time, told WMBF that she first noticed red flags in Carroll's behavior two years before his arrest, including his flirtatiousness with female students and his requests for their phone numbers and information about their boyfriends. (ChurchLeaders, News)

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