A church has been rocked after its
pastor has been removed due to allegations of very serious misconduct in a case
involving inappropriate behaviour with underage girls.
Virginia’s Richmond
Outreach Center (ROC) saw the loss of senior pastor Geronimo Aguilar, who
resigned after the allegations surfaced,
creating a gap in leadership that
lasted four months. Known as “Pastor G,” Aguilar was charged with seven
felonies in the incident, which allegedly took place all the way back in 1996,
before his church was founded in 2001.If he is convicted, the pastor may face
life in prison. Even worse, the church found out later about several
extramarital affairs that took place within the church during the pastor’s time
in leadership.“After our former pastor was arrested related to charges in
Texas, the board of directors became aware of his multiple extramarital affairs
with members of our church and community,” the statement said. “This biblically
disqualified him from the office of pastor and leadership of the ROC in any capacity.
The board of directors is committed to providing godly leadership at all levels
of ministry.”Several women have come forward to accuse the pastor of sexual
assault. One woman said that she was with him when she was 18. The pastor is married with five
children. The woman says that the pastor
took the girl, her sixteen year old sister, and two other young girls to a
timeshare when his wife was out of town.“He brought us alcohol, we got drunk
and the rest is history,” Baker said. “I had just turned 18. We had sex. It was
wrong. Just because it is not illegal doesn’t mean it is not wrong, and he was
my pastor. I moved to Richmond to serve God.”The woman also says that the
pastor was intimately involved with both her mother and aunt.The church has hired
two interim pastors to fill the void.
They are now officially searching for a new spiritual leader.
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