Former Deacon Found Guilty of Sexual Assault, Faces 6-30 Years in Prison

By Jeff Bonty
Daily Journal
March 14, 2015

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The former head deacon at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, Angelo T. Ervin, was found guilty of impregnating an 18-year-old woman with mental disabilities and faces at least six years in prison, but up to 30.

"It's been a very long road," said Brenda Claudio, one of two assistant state's attorneys who prosecuted the case. Ervin, 51, who was 47 in 2010 when he raped the victim, also was a family friend and their landlord.

He was taken into custody following the verdict of the jury, made up of 10 men and two women.

"Obviously, we are disappointed with the decision," said Ervin's attorney, Richard Dvorak