NORTH CAROLINA
WBTV
A former Gaston County pastor was denied bond after he pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing Haitian girls while running a ministry in the impoverished country.
Larry Michael Bollinger, 66, was in federal court on Monday morning after he was accused of traveling to Haiti to engage in sexual conduct with a girl younger than 18 years old, according to an indictment.
The indictment was handed down last week against Bollinger, but new details were released during court proceedings on Monday afternoon.
According to investigators, Bollinger was in Haiti working as the director of the Hope House, which provides food, shelter and schooling for Haitian children.
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