OHIO
NBC 24
BY JIM NELSON FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH 2016
SANDUSKY — An Erie County pastor is accused of having sexual contact with a young child over a period of four years — and it’s not the first time he has been charged with sex crimes involving children.
Pastor Richard C. Mick of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Sandusky has twice been charged with rape; court documents show he has faced other charges in addition to the newest charges which are outlined in a grand jury indictment that was returned on August 11th.
Mick, 55, is alleged to have made sexual contact with a young child an unknown amount of times between the years 2006 and 2010. The child would have been between the ages of five and nine during that time.
Mick’s first known run-in with the law came in 2012 when he was charged with two counts of rape for alleged incidents involving a female from 1998 to 1999. The case was dropped 13 months later when prosecutors said they could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mick was guilty.
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