By Jason Thomas
Indianapolis Star
April 22, 2009
http://www.indystar.com/article/20090422/LOCAL04/90422027
A Salvation Army youth pastor in Greenwood has been arrested on preliminary child-molestation charges involving three 15-year-old girls.
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| Jonathan Hartman, 29, Indianapolis, faces child molesting and sexual misconduct charges. He is being held in the Johnson County Jail on $150,000 bond. |
Jonathan James Hartman, 29, Indianapolis, was arrested Tuesday and faces one preliminary count of child molesting and five preliminary counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, after an investigation by the Franklin Police Department.
Hartman is a co-youth minister with The Salvation Army church at 325 Market Plaza, Greenwood, according to a news release from Franklin police.
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One of the girls told police that she is pregnant with Hartman's baby, the release stated.
The investigation revealed sexual activity during the past three years at different locations, including the church, Hartman's Indianapolis home and another home in Franklin, police said.
The sexual activity was determined to have occurred when all three girls were 13, 14 and 15 years old, according to police.
Hartman is being held in the Johnson County Jail on $150,000 bond.
The investigation is ongoing. No initial hearing has been set.
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