Former Sheffield Church Leader Faces Sex Abuse Charges

WAFF
January 7, 2014

http://www.waff.com/story/24378936/former-sheffield-church-leader-faces-sex-abuse-charges

The church conducted an internal investigation and turned their findings over to police.

COLBERT COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - A former Colbert County church leader faces sex abuse charges.

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation arrested Oliver Brazelle Monday. Brazelle is the former minister of music at First United Methodist Church in Sheffield.

The church conducted an internal investigation and reportedly discovered inappropriate behavior between Brazelle and three male victims. Church leaders turned their findings over to police.

Brazelle was booked in the Lauderdale County Detention Center on charges of sodomy and sexual abuse.

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