‘Pastor G,’ Indicted on Child Sex Charges, to Speak at Richmond Church on Good Friday

VIRGINIA
WRIC

Posted: Apr 01, 2014

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) –
Geronimo “Pastor G” Aguilar, the former head pastor of the Richmond Outreach Center who has been indicted on multiple counts, including aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14, is one of seven religious leaders scheduled to speak at Cedar Street Baptist Church of God on Good Friday.

Dr. Anthony M. Chandler Sr., the pastor of Cedar Street Baptist Church of God, is hosting “Rush Hour to Calvary” on Friday, April 18. According to the event flyer, Aguilar and six other ministers will preach about seven sayings for seven minutes each.

Pastor G seems an unlikely member of the panel. In April 2013, ABC 8News Anchor/Investigative Reporter Kerri O’Brien broke the story that while he was leading the ROC, Aguilar was under investigation in California and Texas for sexual misconduct.

In May 2013, Aguilar, 43, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl and her 13-year-old sister while he was their youth pastor in Fort Worth, Texas in 1996 and 1997. In September 2013, a grand jury indicted him on two counts of aggravated sexual assault in the case

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