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	Judge Sets $350k Cash Bond for Pastor Charged in Rape By Steve Kobak The Hour December 10, 2009 http://www.thehour.com/story/479198 A judge at Queens Supreme Court set a bond amount Wednesday for a Norwalk pastor who was arrested Nov. 24 on rape and incest charges. The bond for the Rev. Phillip Joubert, 48, a pastor at New Light Missionary Baptist Church, was set at $350,000 cash by Supreme Court Justice Robert McGann. He was still being held at the Anna M. Kross Center on Rikers Island at press time Wednesday, and he is scheduled to appear in Queens Criminal Court on Dec. 21. Queens-based attorney Richard Bensen, who represents Joubert, had not returned phone calls at press time. Joubert has been held without bond since he was taken into custody by officers from the 112th Precinct of the New York City Police Department as he arrived at JFK International Airport in Queens after a trip to Israel. He was arrested for multiple charges related to the rape of a child. The alleged sexual misconduct took place during the summer at Joubert's home in Queens, N.Y., according to a source close to The Hour who has knowledge of the case. Another minor was in the house but on a different floor at the time the alleged abuse occurred, the source said. The allegations against Joubert came to light after a report was filed with the Norwalk Police Department about an incident that occurred at the family's Lexington Avenue home, according to the source. Joubert had allegedly beaten a minor with his fists and while the child's mother was consoling the victim, the child told her mother about the sexual abuse, the source said. It is not known if Norwalk Police are looking into the allegations against Joubert. A police log from November reveals that officers were called to his Lexington Avenue home for a sex complaint, but a police report on the incident is not available to the media. Sgt. Ashley Gonzalez, of the Norwalk Police Department's Youth Bureau, said he would not comment as to whether or not there is an ongoing investigation into Joubert's alleged sexual misconduct.
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