December 29, 2004

Pastor Arrested, Accused Of Molesting Boys In Florida, Other States

FLORIDA
Local 6

POSTED: 5:49 am EST December 29, 2004

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- An Arizona church pastor accused of molesting a Florida boy eight years ago has been arrested, authorities said.

Robert A. Enersen, 54, pastor of the First Assembly of God church in Douglas, Ariz., faces three counts of lewd assault on a child and is being held in an Arizona jail without bail after his Monday arrest, a Polk County (Fla.) sheriff's report said.

The charges also include accusations from boys in Michigan and North Carolina.

A representative with the Assemblies of God national headquarters said Tuesday the organization was not aware of Enersen's arrest. He does not have any prior documented cases of misconduct in his file, the representative said.

Enersen conducted youth services for about two months in 1996 at New Life Assembly of God in Wahneta, Fla., a small town south of Winter Haven, Fla.

Posted by kshaw at December 29, 2004 07:47 AM