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New Haven Register
NEW HAVEN >> A local pastor is facing charges after police say he sexually assaulted a minor who was a member of his church and choir.
Walter Williams, 59, of Skylark Drive, Northford, is accused of having as many as six sexual encounters with the minor between July 2015 and April 2016, police said. He was arrested Monday and charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault, one count of fourth-degree sexual assault and three counts of risk of injury to a minor.
The victim’s mother contacted police after she came across text messages between her daughter and Williams on her daughter’s phone, police said.
Special Victims Unit Detective Matthew Abbate spoke with the victim, who described six different encounters in detail, according to a release from the police department.
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