VIRGINIA
NBC 12
By Ray Daudani
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) –
Texas authorities took over custody from of Geronimo Aguilar from the Richmond Sheriff’s Office Friday morning. He is now headed to Texas to face charges.
Geronimo Aguilar, also known as Pastor G, temporarily stepped down from his positions as President of the Board and Pastor at the Richmond Outreach Center Thursday due to child sexual abuse charges.
The move was announced in a statement from the ROC’s Board of Directors on the church’s website Thursday afternoon. The board voted to give Aguilar a paid leave of absence, according to the statement. The ROC’s Executive Team will make day-to-day operational decisions and an outside, interim pastor will fill Aguilar’s role.
Some Richmond faith leaders called for Aguilar to step down after prosecutors in Texas charged Aguilar with seven felony counts in two child sex abuse cases. The cases involve claims by two women dating back to 1996. Four of the counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 14, are first degree felonies that could carry life in prison.
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