Sexual assault is one of the most common criminal charges in Texas. If not defended properly by an assault lawyer, it could lead to a more serious consequence.
In Magnolia, a former area pastor was sentenced to 75 years in prison after sexually assaulting a teen who lived in his home. He was found guilty on five charges of sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony. He received 15 years for each charge all stacked to a total 75 years in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility.
He was the pastor of a small church which moved around the region before being housed at the pastor’s Magnolia home.
Members of the church moved in with the former pastor, and their children were homeschooled. A search of the residence found that up to seven families lived there, according to reports. The victim told her mother about the abuse in October 2016, later telling investigators that she was fondled and raped from 2015 to 2016. She was 15 at the time.
The pastor told the teenager that if she ever told anyone about the abuse, that “she would be killed by God and it would be her fault that ‘the movement’ was destroyed”.
He allegedly took the girl on trips to Galveston, San Antonio, and Las Vegas, and sheriff’s deputies said the preacher’s wife took her to a Conroe health clinic, posing as her mother to authorize birth-control injections.
Other former church member’s corroborated accounts of the pastor’s allegedly controlling behavior and said he wouldn’t allow them to have contact with people who weren’t members of the church. One family member of a churchgoer told that the church was like a cult and that many of the church members were financially unstable.
Another former resident said that she’d been “judged” by the former pastor and that she was kicked out of the church for being “rebellious.” After sleeping outside in a truck for months because she had nowhere to go, he let her back inside.
The Consequences of an Assault
Assault conviction may result in losing your job, lose your lease on your apartment or house, lose your child custody rights, and many more.
If you have been accused of violence or assault on someone or on a family member, Call or text 24/7 Attorney Abogado Yong J. An at 832 428 5679. Family Assault Criminal Defense Attorney Abogado
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Assault conviction may lead to:
- Loss of custody of your children.
- Loss of your job
- Loss of housing or your lease.
- Penalties ranging from a fine of up to $500 – $10,000 and up to 2 – 20 years in prison, depending on whether the charge is classified as a misdemeanor or felony.
Lawyer of the Area
If you have been accused of family violence or assault on a family member, Call or text 24/7 Attorney Abogado Yong J. An at 832 428 5679. Family Assault Criminal Defense Attorney Abogado
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