New Victims Surface in Alleged Molestation by Former Fort Lauderdale Pastor

By Erika Pesantes
Orlando Sentinel
April 11, 2012

www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-pastor-molestation-20120411,0,5990370.story

Jeffery London

Additional molestation charges have been brought against a former Fort Lauderdale pastor, bringing the total number of alleged victims to six.

Until now, Jeffery London of Lauderdale Lakes, was accused of abusing four children and has been held without bond since his initial arrest in January.

On Wednesday, he had a first appearance hearing where a judge formally read the additional charges.

London, 48, has been accused of molesting two more victims and has been charged with five counts of sexual battery on a child and three counts of sexual battery. He faces a total of 30 counts of sexual assault, molestation and sexual battery.

In prior arraignments on sexual assault charges, London pleaded not guilty last month.

In the new cases, London allegedly performed oral sex on the now 21-year-old victim when he was 11 years old and had the child do the same to him, according to a Broward Sheriff's Office report. It occurred on a daily basis until the child reached adulthood.

London would allegedly give the victim money in exchange for oral sex; the initial abuse occurred at a time when the victim's mother was incarcerated and the child was staying with London, according to the report.

Another victim alleged that in 1995, London also performed oral sex on him when he was 8 years old and also forced him to perform oral sex on London, too.

That victim was in foster care and, at the time, stayed with London for three weeks. The victim alleges that London threatened to have him taken away from his family if he told anyone about the sexual acts.

London's first alleged victim came forward in January. Some of the other victims had also lived with London at some point. He was considered a father figure to several boys over the years and introduced them as his sons.

The pastor worked at the Bible Church of God in Fort Lauderdale, was the dean of students at Eagle Charter Academy in Lauderdale Lakes from 2003 to 2009, and was a counselor at the Boys & Girls Club in Fort Lauderdale.

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