CHARLOTTE (NC)
WSOC-TV [Charlotte NC]
August 4, 2023
By WSOCTV.com News Staff
A convicted sex offender who is also a pastor at a local church has been arrested again for more counts of sexual crimes against children, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say.
Robert “Bobby” Price was arrested Friday morning and faces new charges for incidents between 2001-2011. Police said the victims met Price through the former King’s Way Baptist Church in Concord, where Price was a youth pastor.
He is now charged with 13 counts of indecent liberties with a child and one count of statutory sexual offense with children between the ages of 9 and 15 years old at the time of the incidents.
Police alleged Price committed the incidents in his car while driving the victims to and from the church, as well as at his home.
King’s Way Baptist Church in Concord is now closed, according to police.
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When he was arrested in 2013, he faced five counts of indecent liberties with a child in Mecklenburg County and several other charges in Cabarrus County for incidents between 2000-2006.
In 2014, Price was convicted for two of the counts and served 16 months in jail.
Price was released in December 2015 and is a registered sex offender.
He was currently working as an associate pastor at Camino Church.
During a press conference, Camino Church said Price was hired in an administrative role that did not involve any contact with minors. The church said no victims have come forward yet.
Price was being held on a $175,000 bond. He bonded out late Friday afternoon.
Any victims relating to Price or anyone with a tip on a case involving Price should call 704-336-7495 and ask for Detective Carey. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers by calling 704-334-1600 or visiting http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.