Preliminary hearing set for Bailey

By Michael Bush
Altus Times
February 18, 2015

http://www.altustimes.com/news/news/151921124/Preliminary-hearing-set-for-Bailey

The preliminary hearing for a former Altus pastor accused of sexually abusing a child has been set for March 6 at 9 a.m. Tommy Lynn Bailey was arrested in December 2014 on a felony warrant out of Jackson County on a complaint of child sexual abuse.

According Altus Police, the female victim told investigators that the sexual abuse began when she was only 14-years-old while living in the Bailey home. Police say that the investigation has revealed that the sexual abuse started around September 2007 and continued through February 2014, when the victim was in the custody of the State of Oklahoma as a foster child.

Bailey was the pastor at the Elm and Hudson Church of Christ in Altus for almost 15 years. He resigned as their minister on November 30, 2014, about two weeks before his arrest. It should be noted that none of the allegations against Bailey relate to the church itself. Bailey was also a former employee at Open Arms behavioral center in Lawton.

Bailey was arrested at his home on Dec. 16, 2014 without incident and taken to the Jackson County Jail. His bond was been set at $100,000. Bailey has been released on bond with certain special bond conditions set. He is to have no contact with the victim or 3rd party, and he cannot be in the presence of minors without adult supervision.