
Shiira was being held at the Orleans Parish Prison on 10 counts of. Andrew Shiira, who is also a student at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and according to Baptist Press is close to graduating, was arrested on 10 counts of child pornography. We offered any assistance we might provide to complete the investigation. A church music director has been arrested for being in possession of child pornography images.

Please report any typos/errors to If you’d like to buy me a cup of coffee – and boy, do I get through a LOT of coffee keeping this site active – please click the link below. on Thursday, As soon as NOBTS was made aware of criminal online sexual misconduct allegations against Andrew Shiira, we were in complete cooperation with law enforcement and will continue to cooperate with them as requested.Nous avons offert toute l’aide que nous pourrions fournir pour mener bien l’enqute. According to an email from the church’s elders to church members, Shiira was not part of the pastoral staff, “had no contact with children or students at Lakeshore Church,” and his role ended April 30. Dans une dclaration publie sur leur site Web, la NOBTS a dclar avoir t mise au courant d’allgations criminelles d’inconduite sexuelle en ligne contre Andrew Shiira et cooprer pleinement avec les forces de l’ordre. Shiira had also served at Lakeshore Church in New Orleans, helping to plan the order of worship. We also pray for everyone who is negatively impacted by this situation. We grieve and pray for those who are often overlooked as victims of online sexual crimes. The New Orleans Police Department could not immediately confirm details of the charges Friday, but NOBTS President James “Jamie” K Dew said the seminary was shocked by the news. NEW ORLEANS (BP) A student at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) was arrested today (May 13) on child pornography charges. A spokesperson said the Master of Divinity degree he would have received yesterday (Saturday) would no longer be conferred because he failed to meet the degree’s requirements. Andrew Shiira, who was supposed to graduate May 15, had resigned from his part-time staff position prior to the allegations by law enforcement but was dismissed from the institution upon notice of the charges, according to a statement by NOBTS president Jamie Dew.

We desire to be a blessing to the city and to the nations with our actions and our words. We want to saturate the city and the world with the good news by proclaiming it with clarity and love, and by practicing good deeds that glorify Jesus. It further noted that Shiira was dismissed from the school where he previously worked but had resigned before he was criminally charged. We believe the gospel is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes.
