Mobile Pastor Charged with Rape Found Guilty of Lesser Charges

MOBILE, Ala.
By Dale Hines
BlueRAMMedia.com

February 28, 2025

A jury in the rape trial of Bradrick Vail deliberated for almost two days and found Vail, who was originally charged with the rape of two women, guilty of seven lesser charges.

Vail, a Mobile pastor, was found guilty of seven counts of sexual misconduct after meeting the victims through his church, Tree of Life Deliverance Ministries on Stanton Road and soon thereafter, sexually assaulted them.

Vail had been charged with three counts of first-degree rape, one count of first-degree sodomy, and three counts of first-degree sexual abuse which are all felonies.

The lesser charges are misdemeanors which carry a penalty of up to one year in jail on each count.

Mobile County Circuit Judge Jill Phillips allowed Vail to remain free on bond until sentencing, which she set for April 7.

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