Six women testify against pastor accused of groping….

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.