Youth pastor on trial for sexual abuse

FLORIDA
Local 10

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Author: Terrell Forney, Reporter, tforney@Local10.com

MIAMI –
A criminal trial is underway against a youth minister accused of raping young boys.

Jeffrey London 50, appeared in a Broward County courtroom Monday as the first of several accusers took the witness stand.

One of the alleged victims, now 20 years old, claims London sexually assaulted him during a period of 10 years. The boy, between 5 and 6 years old at the time, moved in with London because his mother was having financial difficulties. London was a trusted member of the community because he was a minister at a Fort Lauderdale area church and a youth counselor with the Boys & Girls Club.

London was arrested in 2012 after the molestation accusations came to light from one young man. Since then, nine victims have stepped forward.

Prosecutors went into great detail about the abuse and talked about incriminating text messages in front of jurors.

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