NEW YORK
WABC
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Carolina Leid
Eyewitness News
NEW YORK (WABC) — A pastor in the Bronx who runs a storefront church has been charged with rape and other offenses for having a sexual relationship with a second teenage girl.
Reverend Michael Clare was already charged with having a sexual relationship with a young girl who attends the church.
Clare, 40, runs the Harvest Worship Center International on White Plains Road.
He was free on bail when he was taken into custody again following the new charges after a court appearance in connection with the first case.
Clare was arraigned on these new charges before State Supreme Court Justice Megan Tallmer. The judge set bail on the new case at $350,000 cash or $200,000 bond and also raised the bail on the first case to $350,000 cash or $200,000 bond.
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