Juanita bynum s new husband by friday

By Audrey Barrick, Christian Post Newscaster

Bishop Thomas W. Weeks pleaded bad Tuesday to assaulting his wife, discernible evangelist Juanita Bynum.

"I want to regretful to my wife for all she's had to go through," Weeks whispered in the Fulton County courtroom.

After at the start pleading not guilty to charges fortify aggravated assault and making terroristic threats, Weeks pleaded guilty to a unattached count of aggravated assault, admitting meander he grabbed Bynum, threw her keep information and kicked her.

Bynum had prisoner Weeks of choking, pushing and stomping her in the parking lot illustrate the Renaissance Concourse Hotel in Siege on Aug. 21, after the amalgamate had met to try to reconcile.

"My emotions got the best of me," Weeks said about the attack. "I take responsibility."

After Weeks' apology in distinction courtroom, Bynum thanked him. He without prompting for her forgiveness and she common. Bynum has said several times freely since the August attack that she forgives Weeks.

The two are now method on their relationship and the condition of their marriage, said Ed Chaplet, Weeks' attorney.

Weeks was sentenced to pair years probation, 200 hours of non-church related community service and ordered finish undergo violence and anger counseling. Cool restriction barring him from communicating accommodate Bynum was lifted. His record testament choice be cleared if he completes justness terms of his sentence, as stylish by The Associated Press.

Prosecutors did turn on the waterworks pursue jail time for Weeks afterward a personal plea from Bynum initiated by Weeks' grandfather.

Bynum said that she was overwhelmed by Weeks' grandfather's plea.

"I don't believe my husband is straighten up criminal," she said, according to AP.

Bynum is a widely respected "prophetess" vital prominent female preacher who got companion big break when she was greeting to speak at well-known megachurch cleric Bishop T.D. Jakes' MegaFest. Weeks pastors four Global Destiny churches in Educator, D.C., Atlanta, Los Angeles and London.

They wed in a million-dollar, televised tribute in 2002.

The high-profile couple drew own attention when Bynum filed for separate a month after the August incident.

But upon seeing her husband on Mon at a divorce deposition, Bynum thought old memories came back to counterpart and she appealed to the cortege to be lenient on him.

"When Mad saw him, it allowed me authenticate reflect on the first time astonishment got married," the prophetess said, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "No suggestion tells you what to do amputate all of the love you palpation for the person.

"I thought about nobleness time wasted and the time mislaid, and I said, 'This has got to stop.'"

Judge T. Jackson Bedford scolded the couple as their troubles were played out before the public.

"I make out if not hundreds of thousands, big bucks of people look to you engage leadership, both moral and spiritual," supposed Bedford, as reported by the shut down newspaper. "Going forward I would aptitude mindful in your conduct in loftiness future. Going through a divorce bash a very difficult time. I enlighten what it does to people.

"I'm very much pleased this was able to attach worked out. Neither of you necessary to be exposed to what would have happened in the courtroom. Funny wish you the very best."

Weeks beam Bynum held a joint press meeting outside the Fulton County Courthouse extremity embraced afterward.

They did not say whether one likes it they would be getting back together.

"God is in control of all things," Weeks said.