TEXAS
KTAS
by Doug Myers & Maria Aguilera
ABILENE, Texas — Police are now investigating 21 reported cases of sexual abuse of children involving a 24-year-old former Abilene church daycare worker.
That number includes eight “confirmed” cases of abuse tied to Benjamin Russell Roberts, an ex-childcare worker at Wylie Baptist Church’s Child Development Center and childcare programs at two other Abilene churches.
Victims have also been identified at Southern Hills Church of Christ, according to Police Chief Stan Standridge, who held a news conference Friday to update the news media on an investigation that continues to escalate.
“The elders, ministry staff, and all members of Southern Hills Church of Christ are heartbroken to learn that the Abilene Police Department has received information of a potential victim or victims of abuse in the investigation of a former Southern Hills employee, Ben Robert.” said the Southern Hills elders in a statement to KTXS.
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