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(UPDATED) Mass resignation after more details emerge on sex abuse allegations against Richmond Outreach Center founder Geronimo Aguilar.
Melissa Steffan
Update (June 6): Local news sources report that four of the five pastors at Richmond Outreach Center (ROC) have resigned from their positions. The resignations came one day after the release of more details regarding the sex abuse case against ROC founding pastor Geronimo Aguilar, which has “shattered” the church.
The church announced the resignations Wednesday evening, stating that Aguilar and the others had been released “upon mutually agreeable terms.” According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, “Other resignations were accepted from Jason Helmlinger, executive pastor; Andrew Delgado, children’s pastor; and Matthew Aguilar, assistant pastor and brother of Geronimo Aguilar.”
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