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HARTLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – A pastor from Orleans County accused of sexually abusing children will go to trial in January.

Rev. Roy Harriger is charged with three counts of coercive criminal sexual conduct against a child, one count of first degree incest, two counts of incest and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. A judge set a trial date of January 20 when Harriger was in court Monday for pre-trial motions.

At least 15 people in three states have signed affidavits claiming 70-year-old Harriger molested them as children. But many of those cases are past the statute of limitations.

However, a grand jury has found enough evidence to indict Harriger on charges relating to three children. News 4 has learned that Harriger is accused of molesting a boy and a girl about 12 years ago when he was pastor of the…