WEST VIRGINIA
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By April Kaull, Anchor
A substitute teacher and pastor in Mason County is charged with two counts of sexual abuse.
James Paul Hadinger, 44, of Gallipolis Ferry, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 21. He was charged with two counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust to a child.
Hadinger is accused of sexually abusing an underage girl from an area junior and senior high school. According to police, Hadinger took the victim to an abandoned building late one night earlier in the month, where the alleged abuse happened.
Hadinger was also a preacher at Faith Gospel Church in Gallipolis Ferry, and led several youth groups at the church.
According to the Mason County Sheriff’s Department, Hadinger confessed to the alleged incident.
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