September 21, 2005

Wider pastor-sex scandal seen in Warsaw

WARSAW (IN)
Journal Gazette

Associated Press

WARSAW – The arrest of a pastor on charges that he sexually abused a boy has prompted complaints to police that others might also have been molested.

Mark Allen Johnson, 40, pastor at the Pentecostal Church of Refuge in Warsaw, has been charged with one count of child molesting and two counts of sexual misconduct. He was released from the Kosciusko County Jail after posting $5,000 of a $50,000 bond on Friday.

Investigators are trying to determine whether reports of other molestations are true, said Detective Scott Whitaker of the Warsaw Police Department. The reports identify a small number of potential victims, some of whom are older and have moved away from the Warsaw area.

“We have received some additional information leading to additional potential victims involving Mark Johnson as the alleged perpetrator,” Whitaker said.

Posted by kshaw at September 21, 2005 08:18 AM