December 21, 2020
Dog Walker Alleges He Heard Ex Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz 'Having Sex with Young Celebrity'
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A dog walker for Carl Lentz, a pastor who was recently fired from the celebrity-attending Hillsong church in November, alleged that he heard him having sex with "a young celebrity" a few years ago.
Lentz, who made headlines over the last few years for his mentorship and fallout with Justin Bieber, was fired from Hillsong due to "moral failings." Lentz, 41, then revealed on Instagram he had cheated on his wife, Laura.
"Today Hillsong Church East Coast advised our congregation that we have terminated the employment of Pastor Carl Lentz," the megachurch's founder Brian Houston said in a statement at the time. "This action was not taken lightly and was done in the best interests of everyone, including Pastor Carl."
Speaking with the British tabloid The Sun, Lee Martin, a former dog walker for Lentz's family, is alleging that he heard heard the pastor having sex in November 2014.
"They lived in a building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where I had the majority of my dog walking business," he told the paper. "I walked into the house one day to walk their dog and I didn't see or hear any people in the apartment at first. So I took it that no one was there and went in and got their dog on a leash.
"And as I went to exit the apartment, I walked past the bedroom and I heard sex noises – it definitely sounded like two people were having sex," he claimed.
Martin added that he was "kind of shocked" and left but shut the door too loudly.
"When I walked out of the door, I accidentally let the door close behind me too loud. And so by the time I made it to the elevator, Carl and the star were right behind me. He didn't look me in the eye, and didn't talk to me or acknowledge me, which was very unlike him," he went on to say. "They both seemed kind of flushed – like they had been having sex. I didn't see into the bedroom but I know what I heard and I believe what I heard was Carl and the celebrity having sex with each other."
Martin alleged there was a big age difference between Lentz and the "young celeb" and The Sun said it chose to not reveal the identity of the celeb.