INDIANA
WTHR

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By Jennie Runevitch, WTHR reporter

GREENSBURG, Ind. – An Indiana minister has been arrested, accused of sodomy and sexual abuse against a child under 12 years of age.

Duncan Aker, Jr. is now the pastor at Greensburg Christian Church. But the sex charges stem from his last calling as a minister in Vanceburg, Kentucky.

In Greensburg, neighbors and church members expressed shock, disbelief and anger at the news. Many say 63-year-old Duncan Aker was more than a minister.

Debbie Powers and her mom live next door to Aker and his wife.

“He’s just a nice neighborhood man from the time he moved in the neighborhood,” Powers said. “He mowed lawns, helped with gardening and helped carry in groceries.”