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Former Dallas Center Pastor Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Abuse Charges

By Molly Longman
Des Moines Register
February 16, 2017

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2017/02/16/former-dallas-center-pastor-pleads-not-guilty-sex-abuse-charges/98021482/

Randy Johnson, 52, of Dallas Center, was arrested on Wednesday following a sex abuse investigation, according to the Dallas County Sheriff's Office.

A former Dallas Center pastor pleaded not guilty in a written arraignment Wednesday after being arrested last month on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child multiple times.

Randy Johnson, 52, who faces a total of 13 criminal charges, pleaded not guilty to all of the charges before a Court for Arraignment, waiving a speedy trail, according to court documents.

Johnson reportedly perpetrated multiple instances of sexual abuse on the 12- or 13-year-old girl during a year-and-a-half time period from 2013 to 2014, court records say.

Johnson faces five counts of third-degree sexual abuse, three counts of indecent contact with a child, two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, two counts of indecent exposure and one count of child endangerment.

Johnson was formerly the pastor of Dallas Center Church of the Brethren. His wife, the Rev. Kathy Johnson, 54, previously told the Register she does not believe her husband is guilty of the charges.

Johnson's pretrial conference is scheduled for March 31 at 9 a.m. at the Dallas County Courthouse.

Randy Johnson, 52, formerly the pastor at Dallas Center Church of the Brethren, was arrested Jan. 25, 2017, on allegations that he sexually abused a child multiple times. Johnson faces 13 criminal charges. Wochit

His jury trial is scheduled for April 24 at 9:30 a.m. at the Dallas County Courthouse.

Contact: mlongman@dmreg.com

 

 

 

 

 




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