PENNSYLVANIA
CBS Pittsburgh
Harold Hayes
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Homestead pastor Duane Youngblood waived charges of corrupting the morals of a minor to trial, but has yet to be arraigned on new charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and indecent assault.
His lawyer, Milton Raiford says his client had a two-hour meeting with county detectives this week about the original case, and will talk with them about the new charges as well.
Raiford also publicly apologized to Leonard Robinson, the online reporter he accused two weeks ago of having a relationship with Youngblood.
Raiford said today he mistakenly thought Robinson was someone else. Robinson accepted Raiford’s apology.
Previously, a male congregation member, now 21, told police Youngblood sexually abused him over a two-and-a-half year period from 2009 to 2011 while Youngblood was supposed to be counseling him at the church.
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