Kekel Helps Fontenot Rape Me At My Apartment, Spanaway, WA

Tanya Kekel facilitating "alone time" during which her husband Michael C. Kekel allegedly raped Julie St. Clair  Ridgeway was discussed in the previous post.  Tanya's alleged kidnapping and possible exploitation of Julie's young son Thomas was also probed [read more].  During this post we will discuss how Michael C. Kekel set up circumstances for "alone time" between Julie Ridgeway and another NTCC minister; who allegedly beat and raped her at her apartment in Spanaway, WA.  That NTCC minister, Michael Anthony Fontenot, is currently in prison on separate charges for raping his own daughter.  [See Related topics at the bottom of this post to read more]

 Pic of NTCC Pastor Central Corpus Christi, TX
 Louis is the brother of Convicted Child Rapist
Michael Anthony Fontenot (no pic avail).
This article is not about Louis Fontenot.
 Louis Fontenot should be presumed innocent.
 Photo added for clarification purposes only. 

This article is about Michael Anthony Fontenot's beating and raping Julie St. Clair; which, she alleges, was all made possible by Michael C. Kekel.

One day on my second time around at the bible school; I had been at the Kekel’s house doing Tanya’s bidding when I finished I told Michael Kekel I wanted to call [my husband] Donny [Ridgeway]. He [Kekel] told me no M. Fontenot could take me home. Michael Kekel told me Donny had called saying he would be working late that he would be late picking me up but he didn’t bother to even allow me to talk to Donny myself. I told Kekel I wanted to wait for Donny and that I didn’t want M. Fontenot to take me home. Kekel got stern with me and M. Fontenot would be taking me home. The kind of stern where I knew a spanking would follow. I was so scared but I had learned to hide from emotions. I had learned I was to never argue with a man in my life but one rule came to mind. I said but what about the rule a man was not to be alone with a woman even more so if one or both are married to other people?  I thought it would make him rethink even if that only meant at least someone else had to come with us. I was sadly mistaken. He sent me with him alone anyway. Kekel knew M. Fontenot couldn’t keep his hands off of me yet I was made to go with him.

On the car ride to my house as I suspected he didn’t keep his hands to himself. He began to touch on me. I wanted to get away I hated it my heart was crying to stop. I tried to remind him that we were married to other people. He said it isn’t like we have our clothes off here. I realized what Kekel and Davis had both told me on different occasions was true I was to feel lucky God found some purpose for me on this earth. I didn’t feel lucky. Like every other time I felt sick inside and so very dirty on the outside.

 The Landon Apartments where, Julie alleges,
 She was raped by NTCC Minister Michael A.
 Fontenot in the midst of NTCC residences. [map]
 This photo is included to show the location
 and encourage other residents to consider
 what they have seen happening near them.
 One way to prevent rape is to report abuse. 

We got to my apartment I was hoping to see someone around since we did live by other NTCC people but no one seemed to be around. I thought he would just drop me off but no he gets out of the car when we arrived. He then asks to use the bathroom. I didn’t want let him in but I had been drilled my head a man was to be obeyed no matter what so I let him in. He went to the bathroom and he came out. I am shocked for he wasn’t clothed from the waist down.

 I was scared I wanted to run but where. At this time in my life I had no idea what the job of a police officer really was. I thought they were paid by people to stand out of businesses and to keep people from breaking into rich people’s homes. I didn’t know about courts/judges. I knew about jail but didn’t understand how people got there. I only knew if you killed someone you did go there and if people outside of NTCC didn’t understand God’s plans other people went there too. So I had no idea about turning people in at all. The men used this to their advantage in dealing with me.

M. Fontenot ordered me to the bedroom. I couldn’t move my puppet legs wouldn’t move at all. He slapped me and that throw me into action. I walked into the bedroom. I started saying over and over that Donny may come home anytime in hopes to stop what I knew was about to happen. He said Donny told Kekel he wouldn’t be off for another couple hours so he knew he had time. To this day I don’t even know if that call ever was made or if Kekel made it up.

Fontenot pushed me on the bed which was what every man did to me if I tried talking my way out of their actions. It was like to make sure I knew who was in charge. It was then he realized I was still dressed. He slapped me across the face in his frustration. He said why are you not undressed? I was trembling so bad as I stood up. He said you stupid retard b…..  Get your clothes off now as he grabbed my blouse he ripped a couple of buttons off. I started undressing but I wasn’t fast enough so he started undressing me hitting me as he went. (His need to hurry now makes me wonder if he really knew when Donny was supposed to be home.) He began hitting me more saying you will do things exactly as I tell you. He then forced himself on me. I so wanted to die become invisible but here I was feeling so dirty unclean in every way. There was a lot action that day kissing touching that made me so sick to my stomach. I knew I couldn’t tell Donny what happened for they had built such a wedge of distrust between us that I felt I would be blamed for this time like every other time. I was thinking why do men do this to me? Oh God am I that unlovable that no one cares how I feel in all this. I was just a feeble –minded object.

to be continued...

During his time with the NTCC, Michael Anthony Fontenot was:

• Seminary Instructor
• Licensed Minister
• Service Leader
• Song Leader
• Quartet Singer
• Print Shop Operator responsible for the production of the official monthly periodical for the NTCC, the Trumpet
• Convicted Child Rapist [of his own daughter]
• Hidden by NTCC Board Members including Michael C. Kekel and Rodger Wilson Davis according to Fontenot's then-time wife Christina* (name spelling changed to provide some anonymity).   As reported in the Bruce Smith article (here) "When Michael was first imprisoned, Christina informed the leadership of NTCC, specifically founder Rodger W. Davis and CEO Mike Kekel...." [...] "However, in 2006 when Michael was first released from jail he reportedly became an active member in the NTCC again. Alarmed, Christina informed pastors Davis and Kekel of Michael’s status as a convicted child rapist.

“It’s clear now, after the last SOSSA hearing (in 2010) that they never told the church members anything,” Christina said. “That’s totally irresponsible.” Also another witness verified this:

"However, a former but long-time licensed and ordained NTCC minister has told the Mountain News that he did not hear the leadership issue any warnings about Fontenot upon his re-introduction to the faith community, especially his probationary requirement that he have no contact with minors.

(Note: this pastor has asked for anonymity, clearly reflecting the grand silence that seems to envelope the NTCC community on challenging issues. Hence, for the sake of linguistic clarity he will be identified as Rev. T.)

“I didn’t even hear a rumor about Michael Fontenot – nothing,” Rev. T said, “and pastors usually hear stuff like that.”

Further, Rev T, who knew Fontenot in St Louis, invited Michael to dinner at his family’s home in Spanaway and says he never suspected the sordid details of Fontenot’s recent past.

However, Rev. T now concurs with Christina’s perspective that the absence of any effort by the NTCC leadership to alert the congregation left the membership vulnerable to assault from a sexual predator, and at the very least was highly irresponsible if not legally questionable.

Sadly, Michael Fontenot took advantage of this veil of secrecy at the NTCC."  From the Mountain News, WA"

This information reinforces our belief that NTCC systematically hides child abusers, including rapists, willfully endangering children.  Coupled with Julie's testimony of being repeatedly beaten and raped, both as an adult and as a child, by NTCC ministers, who allegedly then moved her when the conduct was reported, the pattern emerges indicating the NTCC leadership is not only raping folks, but also conducting human sex slave trafficking to hide the rapes.  We saw the same pattern in the testimony from Lisa Norton who was allegedly raped and impregnated by Johnny Dean Jordan; who was hidden by NTCC Board Members but has subsequently  been imprisoned for raping another child.  Over and over we see the NTCC Board Members dismissing allegations of rape and failing to report alleged crimes while moving either the perpetrator, victim, or both.  We now have testimony regarding two of these rapists also being convicted and imprisoned on rape charges involving other victims.  We believe this establishes the pattern of NTCC Board Members willfully failing to report abuse and possibly conducting violent rapes all of which is hidden by human sex slave trafficking in which the perpetrators or victims are moved to hide the crimes.

Related:

I Have A Name by Julie

This Is I by Lisa

Johnny Dean Jordan

Fontenot Former NTCC church worker convicted on child rape charges

Pierce County, WA Court Documents for Fontenot Page (Public Access)