A Louisiana pastor, Andrea Lewis of Act on Faith Church Ministries, has found himself in serious trouble after being arrested by the Crimes Against Children Task Force on three counts of molestation against minors.
He was arrested by federal agents this week and it is speculated that these charges will send the clergy to jail for a long time.
The pastor has been considered a serious threat after he was apprehended by the FBI.
AllChristianNews.com reports:
According to a spokesman for the FBI, the pastor’s indictment has been sealed. But information has been released to the public by various media outlets.
The pastor was booked at the Caddo Correction Center and is being held as a federal prisoner. He was arrested earlier this year for three counts of molestation of a juvenile and released two days later after posting $100,000 bond. On August 23, there were two more charges against him, with a bond set at $50,000 per charge. As of now, the pastor
faces five counts.
It is being reported by KLSA News that the pastor is being accused of taking young girls across state lines in order to sleep with them. The alleged incidents occurred between 1994 and 2000 and all of the girls were allegedly taken to Texas.
“It’s a really sad case, and our office is going to do everything we can do help these ladies,” said Geya Prudhomme, the prosecutor in the State’s case.
Even worse for the pastor is that images and video were taken off his cell phone of him allegedly engaging in inappropriate acts with a minor. Prosecutors claim that the acts took place during trips with the choir, which he directed himself. Since the pastor had regularly taken the choir out of town, he is considered a flight risk and being held until his trial.
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