ARIZONA
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Dee Dee Gatton , KPNX September 14, 2016
PHOENIX – A Phoenix pastor is accused of sex crimes against at least five victims, some who were relatives or members of his church.
According to court documents, 49-year-old Jose Vicente Morales has been molesting or engaging in sexual contact with minors for years.
Phoenix police started their investigation after one of the victims told her mother she was cutting herself as a result of sexual abuse when she was 12 years old.
According to the report, Morales came to Arizona in 1986 at which time he got to know another victim, his current wife, at the church they attended.
Reportedly, they got married in Mexico when the victim was only 10 years old and she was impregnated at 13 or 14.
The defendant stated they have three children together; the oldest is 24 years old.
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