TORRINGTON (CT)
Newsday
January 14, 2005, 2:05 AM EST
TORRINGTON, Conn. -- Local detectives have charged a Waterbury pastor with sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl last year.
The Rev. W. James Johnson was arrested Wednesday night in Waterbury and arraigned Thursday in Bantam Superior Court on charges of first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. He was held on a $200,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Litchfield Superior Court on April 28.
The alleged incident occurred May 18. Details of what happened were not released; Johnson's arrest warrant affidavit was ordered sealed Thursday by Judge Charles Gill.
Johnson, 48, is associated with the Community Tabernacle Outreach Center, a Pentecostal church in Waterbury, the Republican-American of Waterbury reported Friday.
Police declined to comment on how Johnson came into contact with the alleged victim, citing concerns about the victim's identity.