December 29, 2004

Former Wahneta Pastor Charged in Molestation

BARTOW (FL)
The Ledger

By Lauren Glenn
The Ledger
lauren.glenn@theledger.com

BARTOW -- Arizona police arrested a former Wahneta youth pastor Monday on charges he molested a 6-year-old Polk County boy in 1996 and possibly abused other boys in Michigan and North Carolina.

Robert Enersen, 54, who now lives in Douglas, Ariz., faces three charges of lewd assault on a child.

According to a Polk County Sheriff's Office report, Enersen admitted to molesting the Polk County boy on several occasions.

Enersen also admitted to molesting a 10-year-old boy in North Carolina several times. He continued abusing the boy until he turned 17, according to the report.

Police also have accused Enersen of sexually abusing a Michigan boy. At the time of the alleged abuse in Polk County, Enersen, then 46, served as pastor at New Life Assembly of God in Wahneta, conducting youth services for about two months.

Posted by kshaw at December 29, 2004 07:45 AM