Youth pastor arrested on sex abuse charges

By Max Barr
KGW
January 21, 2015

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/2015/01/21/youth-pastor-arrested-sex-abuse-charges/22123687/

Peter Bass

BROOKS, Ore. – Detectives on Wednesday arrested a Marion County youth pastor on sex abuse charges.

Peter Bass, 36, faces 15 counts of second degree sex abuse and 15 counts of first degree sodomy. Bass lives in the unincorporated community of Brooks.

Bass was a youth pastor at the Brooks Assembly of God. He is no longer with the church.

"Currently the Sheriff's Office has not identified any victims associated to Mr. Bass's position at the church," said Sgt. Chris Baldridge with the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office is asking for information about Bass or about additional victims. Anyone with information relevant to the case is asked to call Detective Nancy Hubbard at 503-316-6635.

No other details about the investigation were immediately released.