Kissimmee pastor accused of having sexual relations with teen boy

KISSIMMEE, Fla. —

A Kissimmee pastor was arrested on charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, police said on Tuesday.

The Kissimmee Police Department said it received a complaint that 45-year-old Angel Perez, a pastor at Templo Pentecostal Puerto De Salvation, had engaged in sexual acts with a 16-year-old boy from his church.

Detectives said they interviewed the victim, who stated that while he spent the night at the Perez's home in September and October of 2011, the pastor touched him inappropriately while he slept.

Investigators said the incidents happened on three separate occasions.

Detectives said they attempted to interview Perez, but he was uncooperative.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have been victimized by Perez or has knowledge of other victims to contact the Kissimmee Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit at 407-846-3333, by e-mail at seeitsayit@kissimmee.org or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).  Calls made to Crimeline remain anonymous.

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Second child accuses Newport News church leader of sex crimes

NEWPORT NEWS -- A second child has accused a Newport News church leader and cub scout leader of sexual abuse.

Clienton Leroy Bryant was first arrested in February after a now 11-year-old boy said he'd been inappropriately touched at Ivy Baptist Church between January 2008 and March 2009.

New charges were placed Thursday after an 11-year-old girl told her school counselor this month that, on several occasions between August 2006 and September 1, 2011 at the church, she'd been inappropriately touched.

The Special Victims Unit investigation ended with Bryant's arrest on five counts of aggravated sexual battery of a child under the age of thirteen.

Bryant was placed on administrative leave from his job at the church after the first allegation was made.

Youth pastor charged with sex crimes against teen

A youth pastor has been charged with sexually exploiting a teenager who attended his Vancouver Island church.
Ira Parmenter, 33, was arrested in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., on May 11. He was released and is next set to appear in B.C. Provincial Court on June 21 in Colwood.

A girl's mother called West Shore RCMP in April 2011 to report her teenage daughter had a sexual relationship with Parmenter between July 2007 and November 2008, said RCMP spokesman Sgt. Max Fossum.

The mother says she became aware of the relationship only after it end-ed. The girl was 16 years old when the alleged relationship started and Parmenter was 28.

Parmenter was a youth pastor with the Colwood Pentecostal Church between 2003 and 2009.

As a condition of his release, Parmenter was required to surrender his passport and isn't allowed to be in the company of any female under age 18 without another adult present.

Mounties will not release the identity of the alleged victim as she was a minor at the time of the alleged offences.
Police are encouraging anyone with information regarding this incident or similar circumstances to contact the West Shore RCMP detachment or their local police.

Mounties are still working with the church management as the investigation continues, Fossum said.

West Shore RCMP haven't received any similar complaints relating to Parmenter, but are asking anyone with information related to similar circumstances to speak with investigators at West Shore RCMP or their local police department.

Pastor arrested after restroom cameras found

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -
A central Indiana church has removed its pastor following his arrest on charges that he planted two video cameras inside a women's restroom at the church.

55-year-old Robert Lyzenga faces felony charges of voyeurism in connection with the cameras found at Lafayette's Sunrise Christian Reformed Church.

Tippecanoe County Sheriff Tracy Brown said that a woman found the first camera inside what appeared to be an air freshener when it fell off a stall door. Court documents say video on one of the cameras also showed Lyzenga's office.

A message seeking comment was left at a home phone number for Lyzenga.

Church elder Mark DeYoung says he's devastated by Lyzenga's arrest and that he'd been a trusted pastor since taking the position in 2002.

Man also was youth leader at Aumsville church

A former youth leader at a church in Aumsville is accused of setting up a video camera in a women’s restroom at the church, where he also once worked as a janitor.

The Aumsville Police Department on May 2 arrested Christopher Fowler, 32, on 15 counts of allegedly encouraging child sex abuse in the first degree and invasion of personal privacy, said Lt. Rick Schmitz.
Since Fowler’s arrest, the police department has fielded numerous calls about the case from community members, Schmitz said.


“Today we had a couple of people call in concerned because they had been down there to use the church facilities and wanted to make sure they weren’t in the videos. We haven’t heard anything more than that at this point,” Schmitz said.


An investigation was launched in December when a video camera was found in a stall of the women’s bathroom at the Bethel Baptist Church in Aumsville. Computers were seized belonging to Fowler, and investigators had to sift through seven computers and a large amount of evidence before charges were approved, Schmitz said. As a result of a forensic investigation, information was seized and sent to Marion County Grand Jury, which resulted in charges.


Fowler was employed as both a youth leader and janitor at Bethel Baptist Church last December when the incident was reported.


Up until the time the investigation was launched, Fowler had lived in Aumsville, Schmitz said. He has since moved to Salem.


Fowler grew up in the church and was a “jack of all trades” for the congregation, Schmitz said.


“Chris has done a lot of things in the church. He was involved in the Awana Youth Ministries group, was a junior high group leader, drove buses to outings and was a church photographer,” Schmitz said.


There was shock and dismay among the congregation after Fowler’s arrest, Schmitz said.


Church leaders would not confirm the dates of Fowler’s employment.


“We care deeply about everyone affected, and desire to show Christian love for everyone involved,” Bethel Baptist leaders said in a statement. “We are thankful for our Aumsville Police Department and the professional way they have handled this situation. We have full confidence in the legal system to assure that justice is accomplished. We are praying and trusting that God will bring healing.”


Fowler was taken to the Marion County jail without bail, pending his arraignment.

Pastor arrested on sex abuse charges

Alton “Gene” Dorrough, 62, was arrested by Tulare County Sheriff’s detectives after a female juvenile reported he had been sexually abusing her for several years, according to a news release issued by the Sheriff’s Department. Dorrough was booked on one charge of engaging in three or more acts of substantial sexual conduct with a child residing in the same home, four charges of oral copulation with a minor, two charges of forcible sex with a child under 14 and two charges of forcible sex with a child over 14. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of between 10 and 16 years in prison.

Dorrough is being held on $1.05 million bail at the Tulare County Main Jail. As of press time, no charges had been filed by the District Attorney’s Office.

The news of his arrest quickly sent shockwaves through the community of Exeter. The Dorrough family, including his wife Linda and daughter Kristina, moved to Exeter in 2005 to start a Celebrate Recovery program, a Christ-centered 12-step program for “hurts, habits and hang-ups.” The program started in March 2006 at the Church of God of Exeter. Gene and Linda became Recovery Pastors in March 2011. In 2010, the Dorroughs founded Mirror Image Ministries, Inc. The non-profit ministry was not affiliated with any church or denomination with the purpose of using only volunteers to support the common good of the community. That July, Dorrough purchased the “old yellow house” at the corner of Palm and E streets as a meeting place for Celebrate Recovery. It briefly served as a foster care home before reopening as a women’s transitional living facility last month.

Dorrough had been a volunteer with the Exeter Police Department since February 2008 and became a department chaplain in 2010. Exeter Police Chief Cliff Bush, who would not comment on the details of the investigation because it is being handled by the Sheriff’s Department, said the entire department was shocked.

“This is someone who had seemingly dedicated his life to make other lives better,” Bush said. “Any time someone like that is arrested it leaves me at a loss for words.”

AUMSVILLE, Ore. – A man who has been involved in a church in this small Oregon town since he was a kid was arrested Wednesday accused of placing a video camera in a stall of the women's bathroom.

Christopher Fowler, 32, was the youth leader and janitor at the Bethel Baptist Church. He's charged with 15 counts of encouraging child sex abuse in the first degree and invasion of privacy, according to the Aumsville Police Department.

According to Lt. Richard Schmitz, Fowler videotaped three different people using the women's restroom – one adult and two children under 12 years of age.

One woman discovered the camera after whatever Fowler used to hide it began to peel away, Schmitz said.

Fowler was involved in every aspect of the church's youth groups, including driving buses for outings and taking photographs for the church.

He was a paid staff member for five to six years, Schmitz said.

After obtaining a search warrant, police seized Fowler's seven computers as evidence. Those computers contained thousands of images and videos of child pornography, Schmitz said.

Police have not yet identified anyone on the images from the computer as children associated with the church.

Fowler was originally arrested in December after the video camera in the bathroom was discovered, but he was released as police investigated. A grand jury indicted him last week and he was rearrested Wednesday.

Schmitz said they could determine the video camera was Fowler's when they saw what was recorded on it. When confronted, Schmitz said Fowler confessed to putting it in the bathroom.

Fowler's parents attend the church. His father declined to speak with KATU News Wednesday night.

Fowler is lodged in the Marion County Jail without bail.

More charges in Florida sex abuse case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 7 (UPI) -- Charges are mounting against a Florida youth mentor, as prosecutors say his alleged sex abuse victims are coming forward after his arrest.

Jeffery London, 48, a Boys & Girls Club counselor, church leader and later dean of a charter school in the Fort Lauderdale area, was arrested in January on counts of sexual battery. Since then, Broward County prosecutors said Monday, nine boys who once lived with him in an unlicensed foster home called "London's Hotel" have claimed they were raped or forced to perform sex acts for money or privileges.

"This man turned these boys into his own personal sex slaves for over 10 years. It's a heart-breaking story," prosecutor Sheila Alu said.

The stories of abuse were detailed at an April 12 bond hearing before Broward County Circuit Judge Michael Usan. Police reports state London began abusing young boys, the youngest known victim being 7 at the time, as far back as 1995.

London met many of his alleged victims, typically from broken homes or with a parent who could not afford to care for them, through his mentorship in the Bible Church of God in Fort Lauderdale, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Monday.

Lourdes Gonzales, London's attorney, told the newspaper her client is being falsely accused in an attempt to gain money from New Vision Children's Foundation, which has been funding London's projects, among others. The foundation is headed by Elizabeth Huizenga Buntrock, described by the newspaper as one of Broward's wealthiest women.

"This is all about suing somebody for money," said Gonzalez. "These kids are all saying so much the same thing. It's like canned text."

London was being held without bond, and faces a hearing on Aug. 3.

East Texas pastor arrested for online solicitation of a minor

MARSHALL (KYTX) -- An East Texas pastor is behind bars accused of trying to solicit a minor for sex on the internet. The arrest happened today at a church in Marshall. CBS 19's Abby Broyles takes us to Marshall for the latest on the investigation tonight.

Texas Rangers led in the arrest today of Raymond Cooper, senior pastor of Marshall First Church of the Nazarene. The arrest happened after an undercover sting that started in Louisiana.

Marshall First Church of the Nazarene's senior pastor, 42-year old Raymond Earl Cooper, is facing felony charges after investigators say he tried to solicit a 14-year old girl in an online chat room April 9th. But that 14-year old girl was actually an undercover Louisiana State Police Officer in Lafayette. Investigators tracked Cooper's internet account to an address in Marshall, and police in Louisiana contacted the Texas Rangers.

"They approached Ranger Dudley concerning the information, [and] the investigation led them to a location here in Marshall, which was 907 Pocono Street," Asst. Marshall Police Chief Leland Benoit said.

907 Pocono street is Marshall First Church of the Nazarene. Cooper and his family live in this home on the property behind the church.

Texas Rangers, police from Louisiana and Marshall arrested Cooper at his home around 10:00 Wednesday morning.

"Our crime scene unit assisted as to documentation [and] photographs. We transported the arrestee to the Harrison County Jail," Benoit said.

Investigators collected evidence at Cooper's home Wednesday, where they believe the online conversations happened in April. Police say Cooper chatted inappropriately with the undercover officer using a webcam.
"This is probably a perfect example of multi-jurisdictional, crossing state lines, to protect the children of not only Texas, but Louisiana and anyone else who may choose to do this," Benoit said.

Cooper has been the senior pastor at Marshall First Church of the Nazarene since October. The whole thing came a shock to neighbors Wednesday. No one wanted to appear on camera, but they said they feel for the family.

Texas Rangers tell us while the investigation started in Louisiana, Cooper is charged here in Texas and he'll be prosecuted in Harrison County.

Police are still investigating to see if cooper has done anything like this in the past. We tried to reach church members for comment today, but church offices were closed.

Cooper is in the Harrison County jail tonight charged with online solicitation of a minor. He will be arraigned tomorrow morning.

A former Goose Creek pastor plead guilty Friday to sexually abusing a child over an eight year period.

James Doscher was sentenced to 26 years in prison for criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the 1st degree. He was also sentenced to 20 years and 15 years on related charges, but the sentencing will be served concurrently. Doscher will have to serve more than 22 years before he is eligible for release.

Assistant Solicitor Anne Williams of the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Special Victims Unit said the maximum sentence would have been 30 years because of the "Doscher was only subject to the sentencing ranges in law at the time of the offenses," said Assistant Solicitor Anne Williams. "Because the crimes occurred 10 years ago, the maximum time he could have been sentenced to on the most serious charge was up to 30 years."

Goose Creek Police arrested Doscher last September. He has been held at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center.
"Doscher previously was the pastor of New Life Church in Goose Creek," Williams said in a statement. "A witness for the defendant stated that Doscher presided more recently as a small group leader at Faith Assembly in Summerville."

The abuse reportedly began when the victim was 8 and continued until she was 14. She had told a family member when she was 12-year-old, but no action was taken, according to Williams. She came forward last year as an adult to report the crime out of fear that Doscher may abuse other children.

“This prosecution and the hefty sentence is a great message to victims who have not yet been heard," said Solicitor Scarlett Wilson. "While these cases often have evidentiary challenges, we are willing to work [with] victims and their families to fight for them. It is never too late to come forward."