Church Official Charged with Sexual Abuse in Shiloh, Ill.

CBS St. Louis
February 13, 2014

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/02/13/church-official-charged-with-sexual-abuse-in-shiloh-ill/

Shiloh P.D. Case #14-930

A church official from Shiloh, Illinois has been arrested on four counts of aggravated sexual abuse.

The charges against 47-year-old Jeffrey Strait initially came to light last week when a parishioner at First Baptist Church in Fairview Heights told police about an incident where the parishioner was abused as a minor by a church deacon or youth minister.

Shiloh Police Chief Jim Stover says since then four more teenaged victims have stepped forward.

“Contact was initiated in his capacity as a youth minister,” says Stover.

Anyone else who feels they were victimized should contact Shiloh Police.

Strait’s being held on a half-million dollar bond.