UTAH
Fox 13
OCTOBER 2, 2014, BY MARK GREEN
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah – Police have arrested a man who allegedly sexually exploited a minor who said he is the pastor of her church.
Police stated they were contacted Wednesday by the parents of a 15-year-old girl, and the parents said their daughter had been exchanging messages of a sexual nature with a 66-year-old male.
The suspect was identified by police as 66-year-old Leonel Rocha-Preda of Salem, Oregon.
The victim told police the man was the pastor of her church and that she had been exchanging emails with him since July, according to a press release from South Salt Lake Police Department. The man came to Salt Lake City in mid-September to establish a new church in the Salt Lake City area, and he was invited to stay at the victim’s house at that time.
The release states that while he was in Salt Lake the man grabbed the victim’s breasts and groin on two separate occasions. The alleged touching occurred at the victim’s home and at a local mall.
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