OHIO
Cleveland.com
By Patrick Cooley, Northeast Ohio Media Group
on June 05, 2014
WESTLAKE, Ohio – An official at Church on the Rise on Crocker Road publicly addressed sex-crime charges levied against a senior church leader and his son during a Wednesday evening service.
Paul Endrei, 53, faces multiple charges of sexual battery and gross sexual imposition, while his son, Jordan Endrei, 26, faces a charge of unlawful sexual contact with a minor. Both are accused of abusing the same girl, who was 14 years old at the time of the suspected abuse.
Both men spoke to the congregation Wednesday night, but didn’t directly address the criminal charges.
The official told church members that both men adamantly deny the charges and expect to plead not guilty. He promised the church would be forthcoming with its members about the criminal cases as they proceed.
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