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Pastor Gwendolyn Rolle Arrested on Five Child-Neglect Felonies

6/8/2026

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Pastor Gwendolyn Rolle was arrested in St. Lucie County on five felony child-neglect counts after a June 2 welfare check.
Police say she fed fast-food meals to her biological daughter while foster kids received no dinner.
Investigators claim the children showered with a garden hose because the working bathroom was reserved for the pastor’s daughter.
Rolle was released on bond, assigned a public defender, and the case proceeds in Florida courts.

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Story summary

Pastor Gwendolyn Rolle was arrested in St. Lucie County on five felony child-neglect counts after a June 2 welfare check.
Police say she fed fast-food meals to her biological daughter while foster kids received no dinner.
Investigators claim the children showered with a garden hose because the working bathroom was reserved for the pastor’s daughter.
Rolle was released on bond, assigned a public defender, and the case proceeds in Florida courts.