Florida youth pastor busted for sharing child pornography: cops
By Carol Kuruvilla
New York Daily News
August 28, 2014
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/florida-youth-pastor-busted-sharing-child-pornography-article-1.1920353
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Lucas Brandenburg had been under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for several months prior to his arrest. |
A Florida youth pastor has been busted for reportedly victimizing the same age group he set out to serve.
Lucas Dillon Brandenburg, 30, was arrested Thursday on 10 counts of possession of child pornography, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed in a statement.
Cops were tipped off to the Titusville pastor's deranged preferences in July after identifying a computer at his home that was reportedly sharing images of young girls involved in sexual activity with men and boys. Some of the victims were as young as 9 years old.
In his arrest affidavit, Brandenburg "stated he has been viewing child pornography for over 10 years," WESH.com reports.
Brandenburg is a pastor for Building 418, a youth ministry of St. Gabriel Episcopal Church in Titusville.
In a July 27 sermon, Brandenberg spoke to a gathering of teenagers about the sanctity of human life. He warned them about the prevalence of slavery and human trafficking in the modern age and told them that God values life in a way that the world doesn’t.
“Every single person bears the image of God the creator of all heaven and earth,” he preached.
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