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By REBEKAH MARCARELLI (Patch Staff)
December 9, 2015

EAST AUSTIN, TX — A pastor from East Austin’s First Baptist Church was arrested Tuesday for committing sexual acts with a minor female church member in Round Rock and other locations, and new information suggests he had been voted out of the church months before.

The church congregation of First Baptist Church on Heflin Lane is reported to have voted out Henry Lee McGee, 68, of Round Rock, back in the fall, the American-Statesman reported. This occurred only shortly after the church held a special service celebrating McGee and his wife’s 17th wedding anniversary in September. The pastor‘s name has reportedly been covered by black duct tape on the church’s front sign.

The incidents of abuse were first reported to Austin police by the victim’s parents. The reports suggest McGee had been in a sexual relationship with the…