Franklin youth minister accused of sexual assault

NEW JERSEY
CentralJersey.com

NEW BRUNSWICK – A Hillsborough man, who works as a youth minister at a Franklin Township church, is facing charges related to allegedly sexually assaulting and sexually touching two teenage girls in separate incidents in Middlesex and Somerset counties.

Shawn Butler, 48, was arrested April 3 at a relative’s home in Millsboro, Delaware by members of the Delaware State Police Troop 7, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey.

He has been charged with one count of sexual assault and two counts of criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child.

Butler was released from custody in Delaware after posting $50,000 bail. He is scheduled to surrender to New Jersey authorities on May 1. Bail in New Jersey has been set at $300,000.

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