VIRGINIA
NBC Washington
By Julie Carey
Two men who were leading separate church youth groups in Prince William County, Virginia, are facing charges they had inappropriate relationships with underage girls at their churches, police say.
Jordan Baird, 25, is the youth pastor at The Life Church at 11234 Balls Ford Road in Manassas. Police said Baird sent inappropriate text messages and inappropriately touched a 16-year-old girl at the church numerous times between January and September 2015.
Baird’s father, David Baird, is the senior pastor at The Life Church, which has four locations in Northern Virginia.
In a statement to News4, The Life Church said a church volunteer first notified leaders of Baird’s alleged misconduct on June 10, 2016 and the church placed Baird on a leave of absence as they conducted an internal investigation.
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