NEW YORK
Village Voice
By James KingThu., Mar. 22 2012
For the second time in just over a year, Bronx pastor Michael Clare has been hit with charges that he had sex with an underage girl, this time for allegedly raping a 14-year-old who was a student at Harvest Preparatory Academy, where Clare had been the principal (breath easy — the school told us this afternoon that Clare is “no longer an employee”).
In what could be perceived as a big “screw you” to the justice system, it’s alleged that some of the abuse of the latest victim happened while Clare was free on bail in his previous case — again, where he’s accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
Bronx District Attorney spokesman Melvin Hernandez tells the Voice that Clare, 40, was arrested this morning after a court hearing related to the previous charges. He was arraigned on the new charges — one count each of second-degree rape, sexual misconduct, third-degree criminal sexual act, endangering the welfare of a child, and three counts of sexual abuse — this afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Megan Tallmer.
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