Former Winter Park pastor accused of child rape seeks to be let out on bond

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BOB, WHAT HAPPENED? BOB: THE PASTOR SAYS IF HE GETS LET OUT OF JAIL ON BOND, HE WILL FIGHT TO GET HIS GOOD NAME BACK BUT PROSECUTORS SAY THEY HAVE STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM, INCLUDING A RECORDED PHONE CALL WHERE HE ADMITS WHAT HE DID ON IT. SITTING IN COURT, THE FORMERLY PROMINENT PASTOR BRYAN FULWIDER TOLD THE JUDGE HE NOW HAS NO JOB, NO INCOME, AND A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE BANK. ATTORNEY: WHAT IS YOUR PLAN WHEN YOU GET OUT? FULWIDER: I PLAN TO WORK TO RESTORE MY NAME AND WORK TO TAKE CARE OF THE THINGS I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF. BOB: FULWIDER ASKING A JUDGE TO LET HIM BOND OUT OF JAIL, WHERE HE HAS BEEN SINCE HE WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK, ACCUSED OF RAPING A TEENAGE GIRL BETWEEN 2005 AND 2010 WHILE HE SERVED AS SENIOR PASTOR AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN WINTER PARK. MORE RECENTLY, HE'S BEEN ACTIVE AT PROTESTS AND RALLIES, AND COHOST OF THE POPULAR WMFE SHOW "FRIENDS TALKING FAITH WITH THE 3 WISE GUYS." >> WORK IS, BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, NO LONGER POSSIBLE. BOB: WINTER PARK POLICE SAY THEY WORKED WITH THE ACCUSER TO SECRETLY RECORD A 53-MINUTE PHONE CALL WITH FULWIDER, AND ON IT, THEY SAY HE ADMITS TO ABUSING HER. THAT CALL WAS NOT PLAYED IN COURT TODAY, BUT THE DETECTIVE WHO HANDLED IT TALKED ABOUT WH HE SAYS IS ON IT. >> DURING THAT CONTROLLED PHONE CALL, DOES THE DEFENDANT DESCRIBE HIMSELF AS A PREDATOR? DETECTIVE: YES. BOB: FULWIDER IS FACING 30 COUNTS OF SEXUAL BATTERY. AFTER TODAY'S HEARING, HIS LAWYER TOLD ME THEY WILL FIGHT THEM ALL. >> THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE IS THE RUSH TO JUDGEMENT. AND IT'S SAD THAT IN THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 20 YEARS, IT WOULD ALL BE OVER. BOB: THE JUDGE DID NOT RULE TODAY ABOUT WHETHER SHE WILL LET HIM BOND OUT OF JAIL. SHE WANTS TO LISTEN TO THE CALL AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SOME OT

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A Central Florida reverend accused of raping a child was in court for a hearing in an attempt to get out of jail on bond.Bryan Fulwider, a former prominent pastor, told a judge he now has no job, no income and only a few thousand dollars in the bank."What is your plan when you get out?" the judge asked."I plan to work to restore my name and work to take care of the things I need to take care of," Fulwider said.Fulwider asked a judge to let him bond out of jail.He has been in jail since he was arrested last week after being accused of raping a teenage girl between 2005 and 2010, while he served as senior pastor at the First Congregational Church in Winter Park.Recently, he's been active at protests and rallies and has been a co-host to the popular WMFE radio show "Friends Talking Faith with the Three Wise Guys.""Work is, because of this issue, no longer possible," Fulwider said.Winter Park police said they worked with the accuser to secretly record a 53-minute phone call with Fulwider. On the phone call, police said he admitted to abusing her.The call was not played in court, but the detective who handled it talked about what Fulwider said on it.The detective said the Fulwider described himself as a predator.Fulwider is facing 30 counts of sexual battery.Fulwider's lawyer said they will fight them all."The biggest problem that we're dealing with here is the rush to judgement. And it's sad that in the course of three days and serving the community for 20 years, it would all be over," his attorney said.