A pastor of an Anaheim church was sentenced Thursday to six years in state prison for sexually assaulting four underage girls who were his parishioners, authorities said.
Jose Rama Campoverde, 46, who lives in Anaheim, pleaded guilty to one felony count of lewd acts on a child under 14, five felony counts of lewd acts on a child, two misdemeanor counts of child annoyance and a sentencing enhancement allegation for lewd acts on multiple children, the Orange County district attorney’s office said.
Campoverde was charged with molesting the girls, who ranged from 13 to 17 years old, on various occasions between July 2004 and September 2009. Prosecutors said he kissed the girls, touched their buttocks and hugged them.
The assaults took place at the Ministerio Cristo Vive church and other locations, according to prosecutors.
Campoverde was ordered to register as a sex offender, the district attorney’s office said
Posted By rodneypires on August 2, 2010
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uly 14, 2010 | Waukesha - The former pastor of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Brookfield who was charged this year with the theft of $9,300 in church funds was sentenced Wednesday to 100 days in the county work release jail.
Leonard Van Vlaenderen, 51, of Cudahy was convicted by Waukesha County Circuit Judge J. Mac Davis after Van Vlaenderen pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of felony theft.
Davis left open the option that Van Vlaenderen could serve his jail term in Milwaukee County, where the priest lives and cares for his elderly mother and aunt.
If Milwaukee County authorities agree, Van Vlaenderen could end up serving much or all of his jail term at home on electronic monitoring, officials said.
Davis told Van Vlaenderen to report to the Waukesha County work release jail on July 28 unless arrangements are made by then for him to serve his sentence in Milwaukee County.
Posted By rodneypires on August 2, 2010
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A 1-year-old girl who had been abducted from a church located in East Hartford, has been found safe and her mother has been arrested and charged with child abduction. Police discovered the mother and child on the beach boardwalk in West Haven.
The child was abducted by the mother during a church function on Sunday after her grandmother, who is her foster parent, was attending a church function. According to the Police report, the mother abducted the infant girl after she took the girl to change her diaper.
Question: Does your church have a policy that states that if the custody of a child changes that the custodian of the child notify the church of the change of custody within 24 hours? This would prevent unauthorized access to the child or prevent the child from being released to the custody of the wrong legal guardian. What type of security policies and procedures do you have in place for the protection of the children within your church organization? Who designed them and are they comprehensive? Are all volunteers required to attend a training session and sign-off on your polices prior to being allowed access to children? Call Watchman Security Consulting Ministry today to get started on the designing of comprehensive site-specific policies and procedures today!
Posted By rodneypires on July 19, 2010
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BOULDER – A Boulder District judge today sentenced a former Longmont church youth pastor and Fort Collins high school counselor to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting children 16 years ago.
Bradley Boda pleaded guilty in April to sexual assault on a child with a pattern of abuse and sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. His deal stipulates that a judge may sentence him to between 10 and 20 years in prison, followed by lifetime probation. Prosecutors dismissed 11 other felony counts.
Posted By rodneypires on July 5, 2010
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A man was killed and a woman was wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a North Miami church that was hosting a viewing for a man who had been shot a week earlier.
According to Police, shots came from a gold Dodge Intrepid that drove past the Fraternity Baptist Church Friday night. Several people were outside the church, so police weren’t sure who the actual target was. No arrest have been made at this time.
Posted By rodneypires on July 5, 2010
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Gastonia — A Bessemer City pastor stared straight ahead Monday as six women testified that he groped them when they came to his church for food.
Harley Michael Keough, 73, is the pastor at King James Baptist Church. He is on trial in Gaston County court, charged with 10 counts of sexual battery and one count of assault on a female.
The women, who are not being identified by NewsChannel 36, say the assaults all happened when they went to the food bank run by the church.
They said Keogh would take them into an area where food supplies were kept and that is where the assaults happened.
Posted By rodneypires on May 26, 2010
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Reidsville, NC — A church service was interrupted Sunday when a man assaulted one of the members. Just after 2:00pm Rockingham County Deputies responded to Solomon’s Temple Church in Reidsville for a reported disturbance. Pastor Ron Galloway explained how Antonio Simmons assaulted one of his members during service. The victim said Simmons grabbed her arm, pulled her hair and choked her. Pastor Galloway asked Simmons to leave, but he refused. That’s when several members of the congregation physically took Simmons out to the parking lot. He still refused to leave church premises, but ended up leaving just before deputies arrived. Around 4:00pm Sunday, a deputy found Simmons traveling in a red pick-up truck with about a dozen other people. He was arrested without incident.
Posted By rodneypires on May 11, 2010
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EUGENE — Quick action by witnesses has helped thwart the kidnapping of a 2-year-old outside a church in Eugene.
Eugene police spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin says witnesses heard a mother calling out for her child outside Bethesda Lutheran Church Saturday afternoon.
Some saw a man attempting to lure a toddler away from the rest of the crowd. A woman grabbed the child, and the man jumped into a vehicle and drove away.
A police crime prevention specialist who was at the scene radioed in descriptions of the suspect and vehicle, and police quickly detained the suspect.
The Register-Guard newspaper reports that 23-year-old Azoulas David Yurashunas was arrested and booked into Lane County Jail. He faces a charge of second-degree kidnapping.
Posted By rodneypires on May 3, 2010
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THE WOODLANDS, TX — It’s proof that thieves will hit any place at any time. Even a church isn’t sacred. Someone broke into a church in The Woodlands and stole the entire Sunday collection.
It was about 4pm and the church was filled with choir members when someone came through the front door, then broke into an interior office and stole an entire safe filled with cash, checks and credit cards. The entire Sunday collection was gone, along with cards used to pay the bills.
“The lock on the door to the office apparently is very easy to jimmy,” said Woodlands Christian Church Chairman Rose Sinclair.
She says the break-in was a big shock.
Posted By rodneypires on May 3, 2010
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Donny Ray Horton, 46, was charged with arson and criminal mischief for the blaze at the Gardendale First Baptist Church, located about 15 miles from Birmingham, Ala. A new sanctuary is being built near I-65.
Posted By rodneypires on May 3, 2010
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