Fayette County police in Georgia arrested Creflo Dollar, founder and pastor of World Changers Church International, today on charges of simple battery and cruelty to children.
Dollar’s 15-year-old daughter has accused him of attacking her after they argued about her wanting to attend a party. According to the report, Dollar choked his daughter, knocked her to the ground, and then hit her with a shoe. The responding officer noticed a scratch near the daughter’s neck that she said occurred during the altercation with her father.
Dollar says he was merely trying to restrain his daughter after she became disrespectful. He also admitted to spanking and wrestling with his teen daughter, but maintains that was the result of her hitting him.
Dollar appeared before the magistrate Friday and posted bond.