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“It’s a crime if you don’t report child abuse…it goes on more than people realize…..and if anyone is aware of child abuse that has taken place they need to report it immediately to police.” Steve LeSueur, Odessa Police Department
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Two Texas pastors (husband and wife) have been arrested for failure to report allegations of child abuse at their church, Life Church in Odessa, at the hands of their youth minister, Angel De Los Santos. The story was reported by NewsWest9 here, and you can watch the news piece that aired last night.
The two ministers, Donald and Gina Haislett, became aware last year that De Los Santos was sexually assaulting underage girls from the church, yet they did not report it to the police within 48 hours as required in Texas.
Let that sink in for a second. A reverend, a pastor, a man who supposedly speaks for God, decided NOT to report to police that one of their own ministers was SEXUALLY ASSAULTING girls from their church.
Instead of reporting to police, the Hasiletts decided to do their own investigation – you know, keep it in-house, away from the police, away from the media, and away from the unsuspecting sheep they claim to love.
Not only did the Haisletts decide to do their own investigation, court documents indicate Gina Haislett sent a text message to the wife of the abuser saying she “should not volunteer any information” when questioned by the police.
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