CALIFORNIA
Christian Post
By Nicola Menzie , Christian Post Reporter
Gordon Solomon, pastor of Christ’s Community Church in Inglewood, Calif., has been arrested by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and charged with seven felony counts of committing lewd acts upon a Child for allegedly carrying on a two-year sexual relationship with a teen congregant.
Solomon, the senior pastor of Christ’s Community Church of Los Angeles, was arrested July 4 and charged last Friday. The minister, who is married, was being held on $3,000,000 bail. In addition to the felony lewd acts, Solomon was charged with one felony count of oral copulation of a person under the age of 14 and one felony count of continuous sexual abuse, according to the District Attorney’s office. If convicted, the pastor could be sentenced to 26 years in prison.
The authorities became aware of the accusations against the Solomon, 50, when the young girl’s mother discovered an explicit text messages allegedly from the minister on the teen’s cell phone. The mother immediately contacted the police, who later discovered a trail of emails and text messages allegedly between the 14-year-old and Solomon going back about two years.
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