MINNESOTA
Digital Journal
By Brett Wilkins
Nov 8, 2012
Cambridge – A Minnesota pastor has been arrested and charged with felony criminal sexual conduct after he allegedly assaulted men who came to him seeking to “cure” their homosexuality.
The Isanti County News reports that 55-year-old Ryan Muehlhauser, senior pastor at Lakeside Christian Church in Cambridge, was arrested and charged with eight counts of felony fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with the abuse of men seeking spiritual advice on how to “cure” themselves of homosexuality.
The abuse allegations surfaced when a counselor at Outpost Ministries, which bills itself as a resource for those who “want to break away from the gay life,” came forward to report that two young men he was counseling accused Muehlhauser of sexually assaulting them.
One of the alleged victims told authorities that the pastor placed his hands on his genitals on multiple occasions, calling the touching “blessings.”
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