COLORADO
Daily Camera
By Alex Burness
Staff Writer
Seeking to send a message, a Boulder County judge exceeded prosecutors’ requests Thursday in ordering two VineLife Church officials to serve 10 days in jail or on a work crew for failing to report sexual-assault allegations levied against the church’s youth pastor in 2013.
Two elders with the church, located at 7845 Lookout Road in unincorporated Boulder County, received lesser sentences for their role in what prosecutors have described as a cover-up.
“There was enough information that the parties should have made that report to law enforcement,” Judge David Archuleta said during Thursday’s sentencing hearing. “A message has to be sent that this cannot happen.”
VineLife pastors Walter Roberson and Robert Young will serve 10 days in jail or on work crew, elder Edward Bennell will serve two days in jail or on work crew, and elder Warren Williams will perform 40 hours of community service.
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