SAN FRANCISCO (CA)
The Bay Area Reporter
by Seth Hemmelgarn
s.hemmelgarn@ebar.com
South San Francisco police have arrested a gay Peninsula volunteer pastor on multiple charges stemming from what authorities call “an ongoing inappropriate sexual relationship with a minor” that took place from 2009 to 2012.
Brandon Lee Hamm, 37, of San Francisco, was initially arrested June 22 on charges related to child pornography and other allegations.
On Tuesday, June 26, South San Francisco Police Department detectives contacted Hamm at the San Mateo County main jail, where he’s currently being held on $400,000 bail, and arrested him on additional charges. A department news release issued Monday, July 2 says the case involves “solicitation practices involving social media.”
Prior to his arrest Hamm had served as a volunteer pastor at Peninsula MCC church in San Mateo. The Metropolitan Community Churches-affiliated congregation primarily serves the LGBT community.
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