A Florida pastor who wrote an advice book on how to love your spouse was arrested this week for allegedly having multiple wives.
Leslie Williams, 62, was arrested Wednesday on an outstanding warrant for bigamy near his house in rumored swingers’ paradise, The Villages retirement community, according to the Sumter County Sheriff Department and the Villages News.
The pastor, who runs his own ministry out of the sprawling 55+ community, is wanted in Georgia after the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department there issued a warrant for his arrest on bigamy charges on April 3.
Williams was nabbed by Sumter County sheriff deputies and is being held without bond at the Sumter County Detention Center, while awaiting extradition to Georgia.
While details of Williams’ first marriage remain unclear, he shared on Facebook in December that he got married to a woman named Cindi in a post that garnered a plethora of comments congratulating the bride and groom.
“Wow I thought you were already married. Congratulations!!” one comment on the post said.
“Love is in the air! Mr. and Mrs. Williams!” said another.
Days later, the pastor praised his new wife in another post and said, “Thanks for all the wonderful comments referencing my saved, beautiful and talented wife, Mrs. Williams! She’s saved for real, praise God!!!”
Williams also posted a selfie that same week which received a comment saying he looks “like a different man.”
“I am, my wife is an amazing woman, I feel the way I look! Thank you Sis!!!” the beaming groom responded.
The accused two-timer is a one-time author of a book that guides men on loving their wives deeply by addressing common marriage issues and fostering a “never failing” love.
Williams’ book, “Love Her Like This: Loving Her Has Never Been Deeper,” focuses on understanding the biblical commitment to improve marital relationships.
Released in 2017, the book “speaks directly to the hearts of men sharing the deep intent of the type of love a man should have for his wife” and “deals with common issues that arise in a marriage that have the potential to destroy the sacred relationship between a husband and wife,” according to the Amazon listing.
As a pastor, Williams describes himself as “an apologist and teacher of the word of God with relevant and timely messages for the body of Christ,” Villages News reported.
He runs Leslie Williams Ministries — that advertises services “preparing you for the end of time” — out of a rented mailbox at a shopping center within The Village, according to his website.
The Post reached out to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s office for details on the bigamy charges and extradition process, but did not immediately hear back Sunday.