Traveling preacher charged with child sex abuse had ties to Middle TN, was recently evicted

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - A traveling preacher accused of multiple child rape and sexual abuse charges in Murfreesboro had recently been served an eviction notice.

32-year-old Benjamin Garlick is charged with five counts of aggravated rape of a child, five counts of aggravated sexual battery, sexual exploitation of a child and continuous sexual abuse of a child, Murfreesboro Police said. The crimes are alleged to have happened in February 2021, police said.