ARIZONA
Arizona Republic
Megan Janetsky, The Republic
September 14, 2016
A Phoenix pastor was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of child molestation and sexual conduct with a minor, according to court documents.
Jose Vicente Morales, 49, was arrested Sept. 9. Court documents include several allegations against Morales, detailing alleged sexual assaults and molestations of four underage girls and one 18-year-old woman.
Morales was held on one count of child molestation and one count of sexual conduct with a minor. Investigators were continuing to look into other allegations, court documents say.
According to court reports, Morales was pastor to some of the females reporting the alleged abuse and knew others outside of church.
According to Univision, Morales was a pastor of Iglesia Cristiana Impacto de Fe, a small church at 4030 N. 27th Ave.
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