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Des Moines Register
Written by
Grant Rodgers
A trial for a former Des Moines youth pastor charged with sexually abusing two teenage girls has been set for November.
Ryan McKelvey, 27, was charged with two counts of sexual abuse by a clergy and two counts of third-degree sexual abuse in August. McKelvey had served as a youth pastor at the Heritage Assembly Church in Des Moines, but had been dismissed from the position before his arrest.
McKelvey’s scheduled to go to trial on the charges on November 18, according to online court records. He’s remained in the Polk County Jail since Aug. 6.
The trial date was scheduled at an arraingment hearing at the jail this morning.
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