September 21, 2005

Molestation case against pastor spurs new reports

WARSAW (IN)
Indianapolis Star

Warsaw -- The arrest of a Pentecostal pastor on charges that he sexually abused a boy has prompted complaints to police that others also may have been molested.

Mark Allen Johnson, 40, pastor at 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 Friday.

Investigators are trying to verify 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, 40 miles southeast of South Bend.

Posted by kshaw at September 21, 2005 08:23 AM