CALIFORNIA
KABC
RIALTO, Calif. (KABC) — A San Bernardino County pastor was arrested, accused of sexually abusing two young girls.
Anthony Lavon Smith, who was arrested Tuesday, lives in Rialto but he works as a pastor at the Jericho Missionary Baptist Church in Compton.
The 47-year-old is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl that’s been ongoing for the past six years.
During the investigation, a second female victim, who is now 29 years old, also came forward claiming she had been sexually abused by Smith when she was 15 years old.
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