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Statesman Journal
Alexa Armstrong, Statesman Journal January 21, 2015
BROOKS – Residents of this tiny town just north of Salem expressed shock and dismay today after the Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced that a Brooks Assembly of God youth pastor had been arrested on sex abuse charges.
Youth pastor Peter Bass, 36, of Brooks, was being held in the Marion County jail on 15 counts each of first-degree sodomy and second-degree sex abuse.
“He would come in three or more times a week,” said Sue Collins, a cashier at True Value Hardware in Brooks. She described Bass as a regular customer.
“The church has an account here, and he would come in for home projects,” Collins said, adding that his arrest came as a shock.
“I never would have expected to hear something like this about him.”
Deputies arrested Bass about 10 a.m., said Sgt. Chris Baldridge, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office. Baldridge released few other details about the arrest, such as where it took place or when the alleged sex abuse occurred.
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