ARIZONA
12 News
Trisha Hendricks, KPNX
The pastor of a church in Tolleson is condemning a youth leader who’s accused of having sex and doing drugs with a teen parishioner. Pastor Tony, as he’s known, has admitted to all of it and the girl’s father has the “sexts” to back up the sickening stories.
Robert Anthony Jerez is behind bars facing nine counts of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of sexual abuse.
The lead pastor of the church he volunteered at called police as soon as he found out.
“I was angry, I mean very, very angry,” said Joe Calloway, lead pastor at Grace Walk Community Church.
Calloway spoke with 12 News about Jerez, a former volunteer leader at his church near 79th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road.
“It’s brought a sense of shock,” he said. “Nobody saw this coming, nobody believed this was something that could possibly happen.”
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