She has become the United States' most infamous mistress over her affair with a former American Idol contestant now on trial for murdering his wife.
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She → become → wife
Yet Alleigha Botner, 24, allegedly took a surprisingly judgmental attitude towards a woman who sought to join her church... because the prospective worshipper had borne a child out of wedlock.
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worshipper → take → wedlock
Botner, who has testified about her affair with Caleb Flynn in excruciating detail over the last few days, was approached by Sarah Reeves about joining the music ministry of the Christian Life Center (CLC) in Troy, Ohio, in September 2025, Reeves claimed.
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Reeves → testify → September
Reeves told the Daily Mail that Botner was initially very receptive.
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Botner → tell → Mail
She says Botner quickly offered her a job at the same church where Caleb Flynn was working as a pastor.
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Flynn → say → pastor
He has pleaded not guilty to shooting his wife Ashley dead at their home in Tipp City, Ohio, in February and says the mother of his two children was killed by an intruder.
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mother → plead → intruder
Sarah Reeves (pictured) said Alleigha Botner judged her for being an unwed mother despite having an affair with former American Idol contestant Caleb Reeves, who is now on trial for murdering his wife
Botner is pictured being sworn in earlier this week.
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Botner → picture → wife
She allegedly told Sarah Reeves that unwed mothers were not welcome to join the leadership team of the Christian Life Center in Troy, Ohio
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mothers → tell → Troy
We had a really good conversation,' Reeves said of her initial interview with Botner, who was working as a worship leader.
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who → have → leader
'She shared a lot about her life and her family and I was very open, as I always am, about my life.'
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I → share → life
'I left there thinking I made a new friend.'
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I → leave → friend
Reeves claims that Botner seemed excited about her joining the team and even texted her the next day saying how she 'couldn't wait for the upcoming journey.'
But a week later, Botner allegedly backtracked on her offer and told Reeves that she needed to meet with CLC's male worship leader before they could continue.
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'I knew it was weird, but I agreed,' she said.
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she → know → ?
'I went in to have a meeting with him and Alleigha, and as soon as I sat down, I could just feel like the weird judgment coming down on me.
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Reeves claims the man immediately looked at her left hand to see if she was wearing a wedding ring, then proceeded to tell her that because she and her son's father were not married that she 'didn't meet the standards of the church.
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she → claim → church
She claimed Botner and the man told her they could not have 'sexually immoral people on stage to lead the congregation.'
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they → claim → congregation
Botner's lawyer has been contacted for comment on Reeves' claims.
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lawyer → contact → claims
The alleged remark - said to have been made while Botner was sleeping with Flynn - will likely shock followers of Flynn's trial.
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Botner → allege → trial
Reeves, pictured, said she was always made to feel welcome as a worshipper at the CLC - but that problems arose when she sought to join its music ministry
Alleigha botner performs on state at the CLC church in September 2023.
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botner → picture → September
Her married lover Caleb Flynn can be seen just behind her on the guitar
Flynn is pictured with his late wife Ashley and the couple's two daughters.
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Flynn → see → wife
Ashley was shot dead in the family's home in Tipp City, Ohio, in February, with Flynn adamant she was killed by an unknown intruder
They have been gripped by the details of Botner's lengthy affair with Flynn.
Botner said she lost her virginity to Flynn and was forced to re-read a text she sent Flynn about his murdered wife saying saying: 'I want to kill her, Caleb.'
Flynn maintains his wife was killed by an intruder.
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wife → shoot → intruder
Botner appeared 'uncomfortable' during the conversation about Reeves marital status, she said.
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she → appear → status
Reeves said she now wonders if Botner's ongoing affair with Flynn was on her mind.
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affair → say → mind
'Looking back now, I understand why she felt so uncomfortable because she knew in her heart what she was doing,' the mother-of-one told the Daily Mail.
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mother → look → Mail
'She felt uncomfortable because she was having an affair with Caleb throughout this time.'
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she → feel → time
Reeves, who shared how she felt 'destroyed' and 'publicly humiliated,' went on to claim that Botner paid her a visit at her home a couple of weeks later to apologize.
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She said Botner 'prayed with me' and was going 'on and on about how beautiful marriage was.'
Botner wept in court when asked to re-read texts she sent Caleb Flynn where the pair fantasized about killing Flynn's wife Ashley
Caleb Flynn is pictured in court Thursday.
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Flynn → say → court
Jurors listened to two AI-generated love songs he 'composed' for his mistress
Reeves and her partner, who now have a three-year-old, were very involved in the CLC congregation and regularly volunteered at the church, she said.
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she → listen → church
She said that she had never felt judged at CLC in the many years she was a parishioner, but has ceased attending in the wake of the 'disgusting' way she was treated when she sought to become a member of its leadership.
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she → say → leadership
She added that she was shocked when she learned about Botner's affair with Flynn, claiming that 'everybody [at the church] was so deceived.
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everybody → add → church
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'I don't want it at all to come across as if I'm making this about myself because it is not about me,' Reeves said.
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Reeves → want → me
'But I did want to share just my experience in hopes that people will realize that this is a patterned behavior of hers.
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this → want → hers
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Botner and Flynn shared more than 100,000 texts over the course of their romance, which she told the court had begun in early 2024.
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she → share → 2024
She was an honor roll student who performed in the marching band, competed in statewide choir competitions, acted in musicals, and was in the running for homecoming and prom queen before graduation from Graham High School in 2020.
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who → perform → 2020
The promising young woman went on to earn her associate's degree in worship ministry at Highlands College, a premier Bible college in Birmingham, Alabama.
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woman → go → Birmingham
After graduation she returned to Ohio and worked at CLC, which is affiliated with the Assemblies of God denomination, as a worship leader at the church.
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which → return → church
Flynn is pictured as a contestant in the 2013 season of American Idol.
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Flynn → picture → Idol
He passed initial auditions but was knocked out in the Hollywood round of the contest
Flynn and Ashley are pictured together in happier times.
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Flynn → pass → times
Botner said he spoke of hating his wife and her family and only remaining married for the sake of their two young daughters
Botner, pictured giving evidence on Thursday, has now moved to North Carolina
She was active in the young adults ministry, where she helped other youth to connect with her faith, and performed on stage during services alongside Flynn.
She and Flynn became romantically involved in early 2024 after she went through a breakup with another member of the church's worship team.
Flynn showed interest in her first, Botner testified during his murder trial this week, which also saw her admit that she lost her virginity to him.
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she → say → him
Flynn, who made it through to the Hollywood stages of American Idol in 2013, first met Botner when she was 20 and he was in his late 30s.
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he → make → 30s
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