By Chris Caesar
The Orange County Register
December 18, 2008
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/church-sexual-investigators-2260385-arrested-sheriff
DANA POINT – Capo Beach Calvary Church's junior high ministry director was arrested at the church this morning on suspicion of having a "sexual relationship" with a teen-age female enrolled in his program.
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| Daniel Pedroza, seen here in a staff photograph for Capo Beach Calvary Church, faces six sex-related felonies for what authorities say was a "relationship" with a minor under his purview at the church. |
Daniel J. Pedroza Jr., 28, of San Clemente, will be charged with six felony charges, Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino said.
"We received a child abuse report from social services, detailing that a minor female between the ages of 14 and 18 disclosed she had been engaged in a sexual relationship with her youth pastor," he said.
Investigators arrested Pedroza at the Capistrano Beach church around 10:30 a.m. today.
“I’m aware that there is an investigation going on, and I am fully cooperating with the authorities,” the church’s pastor Craig Whittaker said.
He declined further comment on the case, citing on-going the investigation.
Amormino said investigators think there may be additional victims, and urged anyone with more information to contact the Sheriff's Department at 714-628-7170.
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