Pastor Caught on Camera Breaking Into Victim’s Home
Preacher Boys Podcast
Eric Skwarczynski
4.6 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
This week, former Thomas Road Baptist Church (TRBC) pastor Sergio Guardia was found guilty on all three counts, including Stalking and Breaking and Entering, according to court documents. The case, which has garnered significant local attention, reveals disturbing patterns—not only in Guardia’s actions but also in TRBC’s failure to protect the victim and its continued support of the convicted abuser.
Marie Columna, the victim, courageously testified in court this week, delivering her witness statement with the support of several victims’ advocates who traveled to stand by her side.
One of the most shocking aspects of the case is that Guardia was caught on camera breaking into Columna’s home. Despite this clear evidence, TRBC failed to stand with the survivor. Instead, they treated her poorly and chose to support the convicted pastor.
This is about more than just one case; there appear to be other victims and a larger story that needs to be investigated. The way TRBC handled this is deeply concerning—not just for Columna, but for anyone who has suffered abuse within their religious institutions.
The case raises even greater concerns due to TRBC’s close ties to Liberty University, which was recently fined $14 million for its mishandling of sexual assault cases. This apparent pattern of neglect and institutional protection of abusers demands further investigation.
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| 0:00.0 | Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations. |
| 0:06.1 | Listener discretion is advised. My name is Eric Skrinski. As a former religious fundamentalist, |
| 0:13.0 | I'm shedding light on the dark side of the church, from the pulpit to the pews. But I'm not |
| 0:18.5 | doing it alone. Each week, I'm sitting down with survivors, |
| 0:21.8 | advocates, authors, and more to uncover the inner workings of these abusive religious groups |
| 0:27.3 | to give tactical tips on how to escape and to find out what we can do to take them down. |
| 0:34.3 | You're listening to the Bridge Boys podcast. He was a pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church, |
| 0:42.1 | one of the most influential evangelical institutions in the country. In 2023, horrifying footage |
| 0:48.5 | from a ring security camera caught him breaking into the home of a former church member, |
| 0:53.6 | someone he'd been stalking for years. |
| 0:56.3 | Today, you'll hear from Marie Columna, a brave survivor who has finally seen justice. |
| 1:01.8 | We talked about our experience dealing with a pastor turned stalker, the moment she uncovered that shocking ring footage, |
| 1:08.5 | and the response, or lack thereof, from Thomas Road Baptist Church. |
| 1:13.2 | Here's our conversation. |
| 1:15.1 | Okay, first of all, who is Sergio Guardia? |
| 1:18.5 | And how did you first meet him? |
| 1:19.9 | He is a pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church, but the Spanish Church in Thomas Road. |
| 1:26.3 | I met him in 2008. I was married at the time. My daughter was one. |
| 1:32.4 | And that Spanish church actually at that time in 2008 was just a Sunday school class. And we started attending my ex-husband is Hispanic. |
| 1:42.4 | And we started attending that Sunday school class. And my ex-husband is Hispanic. And we started attending that Sunday school class. And my ex-husband and I became |
| 1:49.5 | very good friends with Sergio and his wife. And their daughter was the same age as our daughter. So we |
| 1:57.3 | just developed a really close relationship as couples. I didn't get super close to Loda. I didn't hang out with her a lot, but we would together be at each other's houses or go do things together. And during that time, that Sunday school class grew pretty significantly and quickly and developed. The Thomas Road |
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