ARIZONA
The Raw Story
By Stephen C. Webster
Friday, November 2, 2012
The pastor of a church in Yuma, Arizona said it is “standing behind” a youth pastor who was arrested this week for allegedly providing “sex toys” to a 14-year-old girl.
Police told a reporter with CBS News affiliate KSWT Desert News Now that 43-yer-old Robert Warren, who’s worked at Valley Baptist Church for more than 20 years, was reported by the mother of a 14-year-old girl who claims she received items of a sexual nature from the man.
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office says that Warren admitted it when confronted with the allegation. They did not describe exactly what type of sex toy was provided.
Pastor Glenn Conell reportedly told Desert News that he feels this incident was out of character for the longtime youth pastor, adding that the church is “standing behind” him, but will consider taking “appropriate” action pending the outcome of an investigation.
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