KEYE
August 1, 2006
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(CBS 42) AUSTIN Jerry Dale Carver is not the first pastor at Great Hills Baptist Church to be accused of sexual assault.
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| Youth pastor Rick Willits was convicted on molesting a member of his church in 1999. |
In June 1998, Austin police arrested youth minister Rick Willits and accused him of assaulting a 14-year-old boy. The boy, who was a member of Willits' youth group, said he was molested in 1995 and 1996.
In 1999, a Travis County jury convicted him of nine counts of sexual abuse of a child. He received a 15-year prison sentence. Willits is still behind bars.
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