OREGON
KOIN

HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a pastor accused of sexual assault.

Michael Sperou, 64, faces three felonies for unlawful sexual penetration. He is listed on the website of BcResources.net as a senior pastor and founding member of the North Clackamas Bible Community.

Police said Sperou’s arrest stems from a series of 1997 police reports involving juvenile girls who lived within the Southeast Bible Church community, which is now known as the North Clackamas Bible Community.

The churches have operated in Southeast Portland and Happy Valley beginning in 1980.