DES MOINES (IA)
TheIowaChannel.com
POSTED: 5:00 pm CST December 15, 2004
UPDATED: 5:23 pm CST December 15, 2004
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Clive youth pastor accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old member of his congregation made his first court appearance Wednesday.
Michael Hintz, 35, appeared in front of a Polk County judge and was charged with sexual exploitation by a counselor.
Hintz, who is married with four children, is the former youth pastor at First Assembly of God Church on Merle Hay Road in Des Moines.
Police said in the spring, Hintz began a relationship with a Johnston girl who was a member of the church's youth group. The contact allegedly occurred at the girl's home and during an overseas mission trip to India.
Posted by kshaw at December 15, 2004 06:22 PM