NEW HAMPSHIRE
NECN
By Marc Fortier
A former pastor at a New Hampshire church was arrested Monday on charges that he sexually assaulted a minor.
Stephen Jesmer, 37, of Manchester, turned himself in to police on Monday night. He is charged with three counts of felonious sexual assault and one count of witness tampering and appeared in court on Tuesday.
Manchester Police said Jesmer was employed as a pastor with The Dialogue Church on Pine Street at the time of the alleged assaults. Church officials are cooperating with the investigation.
The investigation began several months ago when police were first alerted to potentially inappropriate behavior invovling Jesmer and a minor.
Police said the investigation is ongoing, and they are asking anyone with information regarding Jesmer to contact the juvenile investigative unit at 603-792-5551.
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