SYRACUSE (NY)
Hartford Courant
9:22 AM EST, December 1, 2005
Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A pastor accused of raping a teenager in his congregation will return to court Thursday on a new charge that he sexually assaulted a Connecticut teen in 2000.
Jaree Jones, 30, was charged Wednesday with sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, both felonies, on warrants issued in Waterbury, Conn. He will be arraigned in Syracuse City Court.
Jones, pastor of the Refuge Temple of Syracuse, was charged Nov. 9 with second-degree rape and second-degree criminal sexual act after a 15-year-old Syracuse girl told police he raped her. The girl said Jones assaulted her several times between May 2004 and March 2005 at his home and church, where the girl's family attends services.
Syracuse police Sgt. Tom Connellan said the second victim came forward this week after seeing reports of Jones' arrest on the Internet. The girl had reported the attack to police shortly after it happened and a warrant was issued for Jones' arrest.