Assistant Pastor at Thornton Church Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child Congregant

By Jesse Paul
Denver Post
September 19, 2016

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A former assistant pastor at a Thornton church has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child congregant, prosecutors announced Monday.

Robert Duane Wyatt, 50, of Agape Bible Church, is accused of sexual assault on a child, sexual assault on a child as a pattern of conduct and sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.

The Adams County District Attorney’s Office say Wyatt sexually assaulted a girl, who is now 14 years old, whose family attended the church at 8761 Huron St.

“The girl reported that the conduct had been going on for nearly two years, beginning when she was 12,” the office said in a news release.

Wyatt surrendered to authorities on Monday afternoon and was being held in lieu of $20,000 bail.

“We can confirm that Bob Wyatt, a former pastor at our church, was arrested today,” the Rev. Darrell Ferguson of Agape Bible Church said in a news release. “Now there is an investigation, so we can’t speculate about that at this point. We are simply going to let the authorities handle it to make sure justice is done.”

The congregation also has a church in Littleton.

Thornton police are asking that anyone with information about Wyatt call the Thornton Police Department’s tip line at 720-977-5069.

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