New Details Revealed about Former Tallahassee Youth Pastor

WTXL
July 18, 2017

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Shocking details are being revealed about a man who worked with local children.

The Leon County Sheriff's Office arrested 41-year-old Roshad Thomas on six counts of sex offense against a child.

Thomas is a former youth pastor at a Tallahassee church, who, until recently, was a contracted employee at Maclay School.

A school official tells WTXL Thomas is a former member of the Maclay School faculty. He taught Life Management in the Upper School during the 2016-2017 school year.

Although these allegations of abuse are just coming out, a victim who spoke with the Leon County Sheriff's Office said it happened about a decade ago. The victim told detectives they'd been fondled by Thomas when they were 13 years old.

SOURCE: Leon County Sheriff's Office

However, as detectives investigated, they found four more victims. Deputies say each one described sexual encounters with Thomas that happened from 2007-2014.

Thomas voluntarily spoke to detectives Monday and after the interview, he was taken to jail.

According to his LinkedIn page, Thomas also served as a youth pastor at Calvary Chapel Tallahassee for more than 13 years.

Just a few days ago, Thomas made a public post on his Facebook page saying this was supposed to be his last week living in Tallahassee because he accepted a job as the Vice President of Student Programs for a nonprofit in Fort Lauderdale.

Thomas will make a court appearance Thursday in Leon County at 8:30 a.m.