CALIFORNIA
Daily Press
By Monica Solano
Staff Writer
By Paola Baker
Staff Writer
Posted Dec. 7, 2015
ADELANTO — A High Desert pastor was convicted last month of having sex with a minor in connection with an incident dating back to July, according to San Bernardino County court records.
Craig R. Lorick, 54, of Adelanto, head pastor of Down 2 Earth Christian Fellowship in Adelanto, was arrested on suspicion of lewd or lascivious acts with a child 14 to 15 years old and having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor on July 13, court records show.
Lorick first pleaded not guilty during his original arraignment in September, but was offered a plea bargain on Nov. 19 and changed his plea to no contest, court records show.
Lorick’s plea of no contest found him guilty on one count of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than three years younger than him, while a count of lewd or lascivious acts with a child was dismissed. Lorick is not required to register as a sex offender as part of the plea bargain, court records show.
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