South Carolina pastor John-Paul Miller, whose estranged wife authorities say died by suicide last April, is accused in a new lawsuit of raping a 15-year-old girl decades ago.

A judge heard the Myrtle Beach pastor’s case for restraining orders against people who have been protesting outside his church following the death of his wife.

Attorney Randy Hood, who represents the woman suing John-Paul Miller and his father for alleged “sexual abuse and predatory conduct,” says his client experienced guilt and shame after learning about Mica Miller’s death.

A Myrtle Beach magistrate on Wednesday denied pastor John-Paul Miller’s requests for restraining orders against four protesters who have targeted him and his church since the suicide of his wife Mica in April.

Less than a year after his wife Mica Miller s suicide, Pastor John-Paul Miller of Solid Rock at Market Common in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl more than

John-Paul Miller, the Myrtle Beach pastor who made headlines after his wife Mica's suicide, dropped his $6 million defamation lawsuit against a Conway paralegal.

Mica Miller’s death in April last year captivated the nation, with many questioning the official ruling of suicide in the case

The lawsuit lists Miller, his father Reginald Wayne Miller and the churches the Millers ran: All Nations Cathedral Church and Solid Rock Ministries.

A pastor whose wife's mysterious death made national headlines is accused of raping a teen and using his church as a 'sexual playground.'