ARIZONA
Modesto Bee
BY PATTY GUERRA AND GARTH STAPLEY
pguerra@modbee.com
gstapley@modbee.com
May 10, 2018
Police investigators will lead a meeting to discuss allegations of sexual misconduct against a former Modesto pastor who went on to form a megachurch in Arizona.
The Rev. Les Hughey, who is accused of coercing female youth group members into sexual encounters during his time at First Baptist Church in Modesto four decades ago, resigned after the allegations came to light last month from the Scottsdale megachurch he founded 20 years ago.
Since The Modesto Bee’s initial story April 21, people who knew Hughey at churches where he served after leaving Modesto have come forward with allegations of their own.
One of those churches, Scottsdale Bible Church, will host the meeting on Tuesday.
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