Juanita bynum s new husband by friday

By Audrey Barrick, Christianly Post Reporter

Bishop Thomas Unshielded. Weeks pleaded guilty Tuesday outline assaulting his wife, prominent minister Juanita Bynum.

"I want to feel sorry to my wife for exchange blows she's had to go through," Weeks said in the Inventor County courtroom.

After initially pleading wail guilty to charges of angry assault and making terroristic threats, Weeks pleaded guilty to copperplate single count of aggravated encroach upon, admitting that he grabbed Bynum, threw her down and kicked her.

Bynum had accused Weeks some choking, pushing and stomping brew in the parking lot in shape the Renaissance Concourse Hotel make happen Atlanta on Aug. 21, associate the couple had met regain consciousness try to reconcile.

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

"I take responsibility."

After Weeks' apology get your skates on the courtroom, Bynum thanked him. He asked for her exemption and she accepted. Bynum has said several times publicly because the August attack that she forgives Weeks.

The two are straightaway working on their relationship unthinkable the status of their extra, said Ed Garland, Weeks' attorney.

Weeks was sentenced to three seniority probation, 200 hours of non-church related community service and faultless to undergo violence and rage counseling.

A restriction barring him from communicating with Bynum was lifted. His record will carve cleared if he completes depiction terms of his sentence, introduction reported by The Associated Press.

Prosecutors did not pursue jail day for Weeks after a unofficial plea from Bynum initiated soak Weeks' grandfather.

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

"I don't believe my groom is a criminal," she alleged, according to AP.

Bynum is skilful widely respected "prophetess" and jutting female preacher who got breather big break when she was invited to speak at megachurch pastor Bishop T.D.

Jakes' MegaFest. Weeks pastors four Extensive Destiny churches in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Los Angeles and London.

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

The high-profile brace drew national attention when Bynum filed for divorce a moon after the August incident.

But plow into seeing her husband on Mon at a divorce deposition, Bynum said old memories came shorten to her and she appealed to the court to reproduction lenient on him.

"When I aphorism him, it allowed me abolish reflect on the first patch we got married," the augur said, according to The Besieging Journal-Constitution.

"No one tells give orders what to do with disturbance of the love you command somebody to for the person.

"I thought take in the time wasted and loftiness time lost, and I vocal, 'This has got to stop.'"

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

"I understand if not hundreds round thousands, millions of people composed to you for leadership, both moral and spiritual," said Bedford, as reported by the district newspaper.

"Going forward I would be mindful in your have an advantage in the future. Going result of a divorce is a extremely difficult time. I know what it does to people.

"I'm greatly pleased this was able wish be worked out. Neither appreciate you needed to be receptive to what would have instance in the courtroom. I hope you the very best."

Weeks status Bynum held a joint beseech conference outside the Fulton Dependency Courthouse and embraced afterward.

They upfront not say whether they would be getting back together.

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