CALIFORNIA
KABC
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) — The lead pastor of Muscoy United Methodist Church in San Bernardino has been arrested on suspicion of molesting at least two boys.
Stephen Howard, 54, was taken into custody Thursday and booked at the Central Detention Center for lewd acts with a child under 14, oral copulation with a person under 18, and sodomy with a person under 18. He was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail.
Investigators say at least two victims, one 14 years old and the other 23 years old, claimed Howard paid them for sex acts.
The 23-year-old says Howard has been abusing him since he was 9 years old. The alleged abuse occurred in the cities of San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana.
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