the charges, for which he was sentenced to ten years probation and a $1,000 fine. Allegations by daughter and granddaughter Paulk's daughter, Beth Bonner, appeared on Atlanta station WAGA-TV on December 11, 2007, and apologized on behalf of her family for her father's misdeeds. She claimed to have confronted Paulk as far back as the 1980s about his immorality. According to her, Paulk had confessed and promised to reform, but reneged on his promise. Revelations that D.E. Paulk was her half-brother rather than her cousin had come as no surprise to her, she said. Interviewed on WAGA-TV the next day, Bonner's daughter, Penny White (née Penielle Brooke Bonner) went public with allegations, previously made only in court papers, that Paulk, her grandfather, had sexually abused her as a child. Paulk issued a statement through his lawyer denying the charge. Theological concerns Paulk found his theology criticized concerning accusations of promoting Dominionism and Word of Faith teaching. Before opening his doors to the gay and lesbian community, he had close ties to the Christian Reconstructionist movement. Death Paulk died early on the morning of March 29, 2009, at Atlanta Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. References External links CathedralOnlineTV biography of Bishop Earl Paulk TV news report on multiple sex allegations of Paulk. Accessed December 12, 2007. Penielle Brooke White Penielle Brooke White's web site, with photo. Accessed January 10, 2008. Scott Thumma's dissertation The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: Megachurches In Modern American Society, Emory Univ. 1996 1927 births 2009 deaths American Pentecostal pastors American television evangelists Deaths from cancer in Georgia (U.S. state) Pentecostals from Georgia (U.S. state) Religious scandals People from Appling County, Georgia 20th-century American clergy