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Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina

WCCB CharlotteBy Associated PressSeptember 11, 2026

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A North Carolina pastor who led the opening prayer at a recent campaign stop for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison. Records show pastor Daimon L. King was convicted in 1998 and again in 2010 for offenses involving children.

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