SIOUX FALLS (SD)
Dakota News Now [Sioux Falls, SD]
February 26, 2025
By Dakota News Now staff
A former Sioux Falls pastor was arrested on Tuesday for charges of rape and sexual contact.
Patrick Michael Anderson has pled not guilty to one count of rape in the fourth degree and four counts of sexual contact without consent.
According to court documents, the charges the 52-year-old faces stem from incidents that occurred between April and August of 2024 and involve four different victims.
The Restoration Baptist Church of Sioux Falls confirmed to Dakota News Now that Anderson, who is also known as Patrick Boll, was a pastor at the church, but was fired in 2023.
According to Call to Freedom, a local human trafficking advocacy organization, Anderson ran a program for women coming out of trafficking situations called House of Boaz. Call to Freedom urges any women who came into contact with Anderson to call 605-759-3565 for assistance.
The rape charge is a Class 3 felony and is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. The sexual contact charges are Class 1 misdemeanors that are punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.