LOUISIANA
The Times-Picayune
By Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on December 16, 2014
A Terrytown pastor convicted and later pardoned of sexually abusing a teenage boy 17 years ago has been arrested, again, on similar charges. The Rev. Terry Reed, 54, of 503 Marlin Court, was booked Saturday (Dec. 13) with indecent behavior with a juvenile and sexual battery, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Reed is accused of abusing a 15-year-old boy whom he had taken in, according to the report. Reed slept naked with the teen and had inappropriate contact with him. The teen told investigators he was also forced to shower with Reed and wash the pastor, the report said.
Sheriff’s Office detectives took Reed into custody Saturday at home and questioned him about the teen’s allegations. Reed admitted sleeping naked with the victim on several occasions and undressing the boy in his bed, the arrest report said.
Reed is listed as the director and registered agent of Vessels of Christ Ministry, a non-profit religious corporation that operates out of his residence and is in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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