NEW YORK/MARYLAND
Opposing Views
By Khier Casino, Mon, November 11, 2013
A youth pastor, Shaun M. Ross of Syracuse, N.Y., is facing trial for sexually abusing a minor in another state. He worked at Central New York church as a children’s worship leader while under investigation.
The 32-year-old has been charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in Maryland, Syracuse.com reported. Ross was detained in July in Frederick, Md., and charges originated from activity that started in 2008, court documents say.
Ross was the director of student ministry at the Calvary Assembly church in Walkersville, Md. The pastor at the church, the Rev. John Kenney, did not want to comment on Ross or the investigation.
“Please know that we have zero tolerance for misconduct of any staff,” Kenney wrote in an email to Syracuse.com.
For about a year, Ross and his wife have been living with his father, the Rev. Terry Ross, who is the senior pastor at the Victory Christian Center in North Syracuse. According to the church’s Facebook page, Shaun Ross and his wife, Brandi, took the responsibility of caring for the children’s programs at the Victory Christian Center in April.
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