ROC Pastor Appears In Court; Accused Of Making Threats

RICHMOND (VA)
WRIC

Posted: Jun 03, 2013

The executive pastor at the Richmond Outreach Center appeared in court in Richmond Monday morning.

Jason Helmlinger is accused of threatening Allen Caldwell, a former pastor at the ROC.In court Monday, a follow-up court date was set for June 21.

The alleged threats were made after Caldwell spoke out to 8News about ROC founding pastor Geronimo Aguilar, known as “Pastor G.” Aguilar is facing multiple child sex abuse charges in Texas, where, if convicted, he could face up to a year in prison.

Caldwell says soon after his interview with 8News, Helmlinger called him and yelled profanities and threatened to do bodily harm to Caldwell, who called police to report the incident.

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