“Where’s The Beef?”: Missouri Church Leader Tries To Pay For Gay Sex With Arby’s Gift Card

And on the third day, God created fast foot restaurant gift cards and gay dating apps.

That was the recent gospel according to the leader of a Missouri church, who allegedly tried to pay for sex on Grindr, a gay hookup app, using an Arby’s card, according to the New York Post. 

Barry Cole Poyner attempted to “bed college age guys” by offering to pay for their gas, clothes – and roast beef sandwiches – according to local authorities. He used the online handle “DILF” while communicating. 

Poyner, 57, is a Church of Christ elder and professor at nearby Truman State University. He was busted after a student reported him and a cop went undercover on the app. Poyner then sent the officer a message saying he would “love to have a sugar daddy relationship”. He offered to fill up his gas tank (honestly, no pun intended – honestly) in exchange for sexual favors on December 3.

Poyner said if the younger guy was willing he “might throw in an Arby’s card LOL.”

But the joke was on Poyner.

When he showed up as the gas station for the meetup, he was met by officers and tried to flee. He was then pulled over several blocks away. He told police he was “not doing anything with a minor” and was “only trying to help”. He was charged with patronizing prostitution and faces up to six months in jail. 

He has since been suspended from Truman State, though it is unclear whether or not he is still in a leadership role at the Church of Christ.