Indictment Claims North Aurora Pastor "Begged" for Sex from Teen Girl

By Dan Campana
Chicago Tribune
June 23, 2016

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-north-aurora-pastor-sex-case-st-0624-20160623-story.html

Ralphael J. Robinson (Kane County State's Attorney's Office / Handout)

A three-count indictment issued against the pastor of a North Aurora church includes an allegation that the 39-year-old "begged" to have sex with the teen girl he has been accused of sexually assaulting.

Ralphael Robinson "grabbed (the girl) by the wrist ... and begged her to have sex with him," the indictment states in connection to the charge of attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse, which was added to single counts of criminal sexual assault and sex abuse on which Robinson was arrested in April.

Authorities have said Robinson fondled and inappropriately touched the teen girl, who later confronted him about the incident April 18 at Kingdom Church on South Lincolnway Street. Robinson, a registered sex offender, remains held in Kane County Jail on $107,500 bond. He appeared in Kane County Court Thursday for a hearing during which his arraignment was scheduled for July 14.

Robinson is described as Kingdom Church's "senior leader" on the bio page for the Ralphael Robinson Ministries website. Although the church's website was taken down shortly after Robinson's arrest, the ministries' site features several photos of Robinson as it touts "prophetic advisement" and credit repair among its offerings. Robinson, who has been in jail since April 22, is also featured in a graphic for an event called "Manifesting Your Prophecy" which was scheduled for May 21.

Last month, prosecutors accused Robinson of violating state sex offender registration rules and not properly reporting his job status when registering with Aurora police in April, court documents show. Prosecutors allege Robinson "knowingly furnished false information" and "failed to furnish current employment information" to authorities, according to charges.

Robinson has been required to register as a sex offender for life since a 2004 sex abuse conviction in Cook County. Kane County prosecutors charged him in 2013 with failing to do so. He pleaded guilty last year to a single count of violating sex offender rules and was placed on 30 months of probation, which included a requirement to not commit any new crimes, court records show.