COVINGTON (TN)
The Associated Press
March 7, 2018
A Tennessee pastor has been indicted on 47 charges related to sexual abuse of minors.
Tipton County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Billy Daugherty told WREG-TV in Memphis that 39-year-old Ronnie Gorton has been accused by three people, including one under the age of 13.
Gorton was indicted Monday and jailed Tuesday. He declined to answer questions from reporters as he entered jail.
He is the former pastor of Awakening Church in Atoka.
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