A Houston pastor accused of sexual assault on a 13-year-old parishioner has denied sexual contact and blamed the girl for explicit messages he sent her, according to police authorities.
The 65-year old former pastor was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child and sexual assault of a child.
He served as the pastor of in Dallas area for nearly two decades and became the subject of an investigation in June after the teen reported the abuse.
The teen said her pastor had been having sex with her for many months, between August and December 2018. Authorities recovered screenshots of sexually explicit Instagram conversations between the girl and her pastor, including nude photos from the man, prosecutors said. The accused former pastor took the 13-year-old to his home to spend the night in August, and had sex with her in the morning, according to police.
Prosecutors say the abuse continued in October 2018, when the accused former pastor picked the girl up in a truck and allegedly had sex with her in a camper in a parking lot.
In December, when the girl was 14, the accused former pastor forced her to perform oral sex on him in the truck.
During the hearing, the accused former pastor admitted the messages were sexually explicit, and he said he and the teen had arranged plans to meet for sexual encounters.
When asked if he felt the communication was harmless, the accused former pastor said, “Well when you’re dealing with that person, it’s harmless, man, because she initiates most of that kind of stuff.”
He repeatedly blamed her for the sexually explicit messages he sent. The accused admitted to owning the camper, taking the girl shopping and spending the night together, but said there was no sexual contact between them.
Sexual 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.
If you are an immigrant or a temporary citizen of the United States, you could be deported back to your home country.
Loss of the right to own or possess a firearm.
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