Garland police: former pastor may have sexually assaulted several children

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Dallas Morning News

Tasha Tsiaperas

Police believe a former associate pastor at a Garland church may have sexually assaulted several children, officials said Friday.

Aaron Gaddis, 55, was charged last month with sexual assault of a child in connection with the 2002 rape of a 15-year-old boy, said Garland police spokesman Lt. Pedro Barineau.

At the time, Gaddis was an associate pastor at the Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church in Garland. The assault allegedly occurred at Gaddis’ DeSoto home, police said.

The victim lived in Garland, and police believe Gaddis may have assaulted other children he met at the Garland church. Barineau said investigators are asking that anyone else with information about this assault or others call police.

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