PENNSYLVANIA
The Daily Item
By Francis Scarcella The Daily Item
PAXINOS — The superintendent of the Penn Jersey District of the Wesleyan Church said he was made aware one of the church’s pastors was charged with failing to report alleged sexual abuse after reports began to surface Tuesday.
Gregory Clendaniel, pastor of the Augustaville Wesleyan Church, in Paxinos, was charged by Stonington state troopers Tuesday with failing to report an alleged indecent assault that occurred on July 13 after troopers say Seth Sparrer, 22, of Middleburg, fondled a 14-year-old girl on a trip home from a Valley amusement park, according to court documents.
Sparrer was also charged in the alleged incident, according to troopers.
District Superintendent Dr. Karl D. Eastlack said on Wednesday he did not receive a message seeking his comments to the charges and that a wrong number may have been used by the media when trying to contact him Tuesday.
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