ILLINOIS
Journal Standard
By Nick Crow
JOURNALSTANDARD.COM
MOUNT MORRIS — A 64-year-old Mount Morris man who has worked as a pastor with Crossroads Community Church for the past decade will be in an Ogle County court Friday for alleged criminal sexual abuse of a minor.
Charles Babler was arrested by deputies Friday in the wake of an investigation of a 2011 incident in which police say he had contact with a person younger than 13.
Babler posted bail and was released from jail Monday.
Most recently, Babler was as an executive/administrative pastor, with most of his responsibilities pertaining to financial and personnel matters, said Glen Williamson, pastor with the Crossroads campus in Freeport. The church has seven campuses in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
“It is our understanding and belief that the charges made against Mister Babler allege misconduct away from church premises and (are) totally unrelated to Crossroads or to Mister Babler’s employment with Crossroads,” he said in a statement Tuesday night.
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