MANASSAS (VA)
FOX 5 DC
December 12 2018
By Lindsay Watts
For the first time, a Virginia mother is speaking about the sexual abuse her daughter endured at the hands of her church youth pastor.
Earlier this year, Jordan Baird, 27, was convicted on five felony counts of indecent liberties with a minor. He later pleaded no contest to electronic solicitation of a minor. He was sentenced to eight months behind bars and forced to register as a sex offender.
Gloria Harding says her family had attended The Life Church in Manassas for a decade and considered Baird a close family friend. Baird’s parents are the head pastors at the church and employ many members of their family, including Baird’s brothers and his wife.
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