ARIZONA
ABC 15
[with video]
Joe Enea, Megan Thompson
Sep 13, 2016
PHOENIX – A Phoenix pastor has been arrested and accused of child molestation, and police say some of the victims are members of his church.
Court records show that 49-year-old Jose Vicente Morales had been molesting children for years; he impregnated one of the victims when she was 13 years of age.
In the ongoing investigation, police report Morales may have molested or sexually assaulted at least five victims who were either church members or known to Morales outside of the church setting.
Police began their investigation after a mother of a victim noticed her daughter had been injuring herself as a result of the sexual abuse Morales allegedly did to her five years prior.
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