ARIZONA
ABC 15
Joe Enea
Apr 11, 2016
TOLLESON, AZ – A Tolleson youth pastor has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with an underage member of his church.
Court records show 35-year-old Robert Anthony Jerez had a three-month relationship with the female victim, during which they had sex more than 10 times and shared drugs and alcohol.
Tolleson police on Thursday got a call from an employee of Grace Community Church, near 78th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road, saying a young female churchgoer told a friend that she had a sexual relationship with “Pastor Tony.”
The victim’s father was also told this information and he relayed to police that Pastor Tony and his daughter were in a relationship from October 2015 to December 2015. The father also provided police with his daughter’s cell phone which contained texted photos between the two that were sexual in nature.
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