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Buckatunna, MS –
A Wayne County pastor is facing multiple charges of sexual abuse of a minor.

Pastor Tommy Joe Newberry was arrested last week in Washington County, Alabama.

He is charged with enticing a minor child, and two counts of sexual abuse and sodomy, according to Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer.

Newberry is listed as the pastor at Red Creek Church of God in Buckatunna, according to the church’s website.

Stringer said the crimes happened at Newberry’s home in Alabama, one of which spanned over several years.

According to Stringer, authorities arrested Newberry after a victim came forward.