NEW YORK
TWC News
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A local church is speaking out after one of its former church-group leaders was indicted on sex abuse charges.
Roy Battle, 36, is accused of having inappropriate sexual relations with two teenage boys.
Battle was a youth ministry volunteer between 2005 and 2012 before moving to California. The Open Door Baptist Church says it has been working with the Rochester police department and Monroe County district attorney’s office since allegations surfaced in 2014.
The church says Battle, like all Youth Ministry workers, go through background checks and receive training to adhere to a strict code of conduct. It goes on to say Battle was never as a paid church staff member nor was ever considered a Pastor.
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