NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte Observer
By Steve Lyttle
slyttle@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014
Orlando Agusto Caldera, 64, faces 26 additional charges involving sexual abuse of children, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
A former minister at an east Charlotte church faces more than two dozen additional charges of sexual assault involving children, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
Authorities said Orlando Augusto Caldera, 64, is accused of assaulting children between ages 6 and 10. He was charged with 26 felonies, in addition to the two indecent liberties with a child charges that were filed last week.
Caldera served for about five years as a minister at Memorial United Methodist Church, in the 4000 block of Central Avenue. He is no longer listed by the church as a staff member.
The first arrest came Aug. 4, after police were called to the church to deal with a disturbance. They were met by a 10-year-old girl, a 6-year-old girl and the mother of one of the children. The three accused Caldera of inappropriately touching the children, and after being interviewed by detectives, Caldera was charged.
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