Pastor nabbed in sex abuse of 6-year-old girl his wife was babysitting in Queens

By Rocco Parascandola, Ryan Sit
New York Daily News
June 7, 2016

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/pastor-nabbed-sex-abuse-6-year-old-girl-queens-article-1.2663787

James Love is a pastor New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Brooklyn

A pastor is charged with molesting a 6-year-old girl his wife was baby-sitting in Queens, the district attorney said Monday.

James Love, pastor of New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn, allegedly fondled the girl and exposed himself to her at his Woodside Houses apartment in Woodside on Thursday and March 7, according to the criminal complaint.

The victim’s mother told police Love once “exposed his genitals to her and placed her hand on his genitals,” and on several occasions, “rubbed his genitals against (hers)” while they were both clothed, the complaint read. He also repeatedly tried to put his hand under the little girl’s clothes, the DA charged.

The abuses were reported to police Friday, a cop source said. Investigators arranged a phone call between Love and the victim’s mother in which Love denied the allegations.

“His name has been tarnished,” said family spokesman Shaheed Muhammed. “He’s a very religious man. The Love family is a good family, a loving religious family.”