NORTH CAROLINA
WSOC
[with video]
By Mark Becker
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police in Charlotte said the Methodist minister charged with assaulting two children may face more charges.
Orlando Caldera made his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon on charges that he fondled two girls, 6 and 10 years old, at Memorial United Methodist Church, where he was a pastor working with the church’s Hispanic members.
Police say they have identified other potential victims and are scheduling interviews for the children with counselors, and those interviews could lead to more charges.
Caldera did not say anything about the charges as he appeared on a video monitor from the jail.
The judge told Caldera through an interpreter that he would appoint an attorney to represent him on the charges.
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