TRENTON (NJ)
NBC Ch 10 [Philadelphia, PA]
February 27, 2025
By Hayden Mitman
Law enforcement officials in New Jersey have arrested 64-year-old Charles B. Brinson, on charges that claim he molested a teen who passed out after Brinson, allegedly, gave the victim an ‘unknown substance’
Law enforcement officials have arrested a 64-year-old pastor at a church in Trenton, NJ, on charges that claim he molested a teen.
According to police, Charles B. Brinson, pastor of the Brinson Memorial Church on Brinson Avenue in Trenton, NJ, has been arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child following separate incidents that, allegedly, happened earlier this year.
Resources for victims of sexual assault are available through the National Sexual Violence Resources Center and the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 800-656-4673.
Police officials said they were contacted by the alleged 16-year-old victim who claimed that on separate occasions in January and February of this year, while at Brinson’s home, the pastor “administered an unknown substance” that made the victim lose consciousness.
Brinson was arrested at his home on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, and prosecutors have filed a motion to have him held in police custody pending trial.
An investigation, officials said, is ongoing.
In 2008, Brinson was arrested on similar charges.