ALABAMA
AL.com
By Erin Edgemon | eedgemon@al.com
on December 18, 2015
A south Alabama pastor sexually abused at least six underage boys over the course of several years, Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer said.
Tommy Joe Newberry, 48, of Millry, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with second-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual abuse, court records show. Additional charges could be forthcoming.
Newberry is the pastor of Red Creek Church of God, which is near the Alabama/Mississippi state line.
He was released from the Washington County Jail after posting $36,000 bond on Friday.
Stringer said the sexual abuse occurred over the course of several years beginning as early as 2003.
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