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	Ky. Youth Pastor Faces Abuse Charges By Victoria Grabner Courier & Press November 20, 2011 http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/nov/20/ky-youth-pastor-faces-abuse-charges/ A former youth minister at Hyland Baptist Church was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse involving two juveniles who were members of the church. John H. Brothers Jr., 42, was lodged at the Henderson County Detention Center. Henderson Police Detective Shannon Troutman arrested Brothers on Friday evening after he returned to his local residence in the 600 block of Jihan Court to gather the rest of his belongings. Brothers resigned from the church about a month ago and moved to West Monroe, La. His parents reside in Louisiana. "One of the reasons that he gave me that he resigned was because of the ensuing allegations," Troutman said. "Originally one of the juveniles went to the police at the request of one of the deacons. The deacons of the church have cooperated greatly and have helped out a bunch with the investigation." Troutman said Brothers moved to Louisiana just a couple days after he was confronted by the deacons of the church, which was around Oct. 8. Brothers had been youth minister at Hyland Baptist since the summer of 2008. Troutman said the sexual abuse occurred about five months ago. The two juveniles, whose genders and ages were not disclosed, were allegedly sexually abused in various places at various times and not on the church property. Troutman said the incidents occurred more than once with each juvenile, and mostly occurred in Brothers' vehicle. "The parents felt that they could trust their kids with the youth minister," Troutman said. Troutman said the church runs a background check on everyone that it employs. "I don't believe Mr. Brothers believes he's done anything wrong, so he's ready to plead his case in court," Troutman said.
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