VIRGINIA
Christian Post
BY LEONARDO BLAIR , CP REPORTER
March 21, 2014
Disgraced Geronimo “Pastor G” Aguilar, ex-pastor and founder of the Richmond Outreach Center megachurch in Richmond, Va., is now begging for help to cover his legal fees in fighting seven felony sexual abuse charges as the church prepares to name their new senior pastor on March 29.
Aguilar resigned from the church with three other pastors amid an explosive sex scandal on June 5, 2013. He was extradited to Texas in late May to face the seven felony charges, which include aggravated sexual assaults on two sisters who are younger than 14.
The charges are related to incidents that occurred before he started the ROC ministry, which was found in 2001, according to the church’s website. A notice there also announced that they will be introducing a permanent replacement lead pastor on March 29. If convicted, Aguilar will face life in prison.
The Richmond Outreach Center Recovery Group on Facebook revealed an appeal letter from Aguilar in January, where he details his financial troubles and general woes since the scandal, including being forced out of a swanky $700,000 parsonage the church had maintained for him and his family.
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