PENNSYLVANIA
PhillyVoice

BY MICHAEL TANENBAUM
PhillyVoice Staff

A Chester County pastor accused of raping and impregnating a teenage girl will return to the United States from Ecuador to face pending charges, according to a Pennsylvania detective who confirmed contact with the suspect’s lawyer.

West Whiteland, Pa. Detective Scott Pezick told People Thursday afternoon that 33-year-old Jacob Malone, of Exton, has been in Ecuador for approximately two weeks and will be brought into custody upon his entry into the United States. He is expected to face charges of rape, institutional sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of minor, and furnishing liquor to a child, according to the detective.

The allegations against Malone evolved over a period of several years. He reportedly met the victim when she was 12 years old while pastoring at a church she attended in Mesa, Arizona. In 2014, he reached out to…