December 16, 2005

2nd Leader At Woodlawn Church Charged With Abuse

WOODLAWN (MD)
WJZ

(WJZ/AP) Woodlawn, MD A second leader at a church near Woodlawn has been charged with sexually abusing a teenager.

Forty-four-year-old Gary Warfield of Gwynn Oak is accused of abusing a 17-year-old boy at the Redemption Christian Fellowship, where court papers say Warfield is a deacon. Charging documents say the alleged abuse began when the boy was 14 and continued until September.

Warfield, through his attorney, is denying the allegations.

Last month, a pastor at the church, Gerald Griffith of Bowie was charged with sexually abusing the boy and two other teenagers during counseling sessions.

Posted by kshaw at December 16, 2005 08:14 AM