An email was sent to Peter Smith at Courier-Journal, Lexington, KY. His email is: psmith@courier-journal.com.
Peter covered Mahaney's new church plant in Lexington, KY, however, I could not find the AP story that broke today, 17 Oct 2012.
Perhaps my search at Courier-Journal was inadequate and perhaps the Courier carried the article.
A search of the public records continues to show