CALIFORNIA
Orange County Register
BY KELLY PUENTE / STAFF WRITER
SANTA ANA – In a courtroom, the women addressed their former pastor – a man they once trusted who sexually assaulted them.
“I’m not going to paint every detail of the pain you’ve inflicted on myself and those around me, because you know exactly how much damage you’ve caused,” one victim said.
“We are not here today because of some story we’ve spun, we’re here because of the truth of what you did. … God have mercy on your soul. ”
On Friday, a former Lake Forest 39-year-old youth pastor, Sean Patrick Aday, pleaded guilty to two felonies and two misdemeanors of sexual battery – each count tied to a different victim.
After the plea deal was officially accepted in a courtroom filled with current and former parishioners, three victims and several of their family members addressed Aday while many in the audience cried and wiped away tears.
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