Roanoke Pastor Faces Sexual Battery Charges in Cases Involving Juveniles

By Neil Harvey
Roanoke Times
March 24, 2017

http://www.roanoke.com/news/crime/roanoke/roanoke-minister-charged-with-abuse-of-juveniles/article_55b4e6c9-06fe-56ff-961c-18bb28531fd6.html

A Roanoke pastor was charged last week with committing aggravated sexual battery against two juveniles.

Antonio Jones, 47, was arrested March 17. Jones, who has no middle name listed, was released on bond Tuesday.

Jones is listed as founder of Kingdom Harvest Church International in northwest Roanoke on the church’s Facebook page, which describes Kingdom Harvest as “a multi-cultural, non-denominational church” with more than 150 members. A call to the church Thursday afternoon was not returned, and no one answered the door there.

According to Roanoke Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court records, the offenses are alleged to have occurred against the first subject sometime between 2008 and 2010, when the juvenile would have been younger than 13.

Jones also is accused of committing indecent liberties against that subject.

The second case is alleged to have occurred between 2009 and 2011, involving someone in their early teens.

Jones’ next hearing is slated for April 25.

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