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WNCF
A Montgomery man has been arrested and charged with sex abuse.
Montgomery police say Andrew Bartels was arrested Friday and charged with sexual abuse of a child younger than 12. No other information has been released by police.
But Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church has released a statement — saying Bartels is a member of its congregation.
This is the statement from the church:
“Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church was deeply saddened to be made aware this week by the Montgomery Police that a member of our congregation had been arrested on charges of child molestation. This tragedy is made even deeper by the possibility that the alleged victim or victims may have been the children of other Frazer families whom the accused person knew through the church.
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