MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Dozens of protestors on Sunday stood in front of Solid Rock Church in Market Common, hoping to bring awareness about domestic violence and abuse in the wake of Mica Miller’s death.
Holding up signs that read ‘Justice for Mica,” the group has been rallying outside of the church since the 30-year-old estranged wife of Solid Rock’s pastor, John-Paul, died on April 27.
Mica’s body was found at Lumber River State Park in Robeson County in what investigators ruled a suicide.
After her death, reports of multiple calls to police by Mica surfaced regarding John-Paul, who founded Solid Rock. She contacted authorities five times, alleging John-Paul placed GPS tracking devices on her and even slashed her tires.
John-Paul Miller admitted in text messages with NewsNation’s Rich McHugh to putting the GPS trackers on her vehicles. He also apologized for the damage he caused her vehicles. He was released from his ministerial duties on May 5.
“I’m sorry for putting a picture of you on the internet,” the email reads. “It was for less than one hour and immediately taken town. I was hurt that you are telling everyone horrible intimate details of my past sin, and I just wanted to try and hurt you. Please forgive me. It was evil of me to do that.”
Supporters say they aren’t going away.
“Just to let the church know that we are not going anywhere. We’re going to be here every Sunday. Even if it’s not a huge group, there’s always going to be people here every Sunday until we find justice for Mica,” organizer Alexandra Cuozzo said.
With chants of “your silence is permission,” and some wearing purple-and-white “Justice for Mica” T-shirts, Cuozzo said she was deeply affected by her death.
“I’ve actually learned a lot about spiritual abuse, and I didn’t really know that was a kind of abuse, and when I started learning about it — the control and the manipulation — it kind of just hit me hard that it’s here in our backyard,” she said.
News13 has reached out to John-Paul Miller’s attorneys multiple times and have yet to hear from them since the day her death was ruled a suicide.