BEAVERTON (OR)
Beaverton Valley Times [Portland OR]
October 11, 2023
By Lauren Bishop
A Beaverton pastor was jailed last week after being accused of inappropriately touching two young girls who were members of his congregation.
A Washington County grand jury indicted Christopher Michael Pruitt, 39, of Beaverton on six counts of first-degree sexual abuse and two counts of third-degree sexual abuse Wednesday, Oct. 11.
Pruitt allegedly touched two girls, one under 14 years old, one under 18 years old, on Sept. 29 in Washington County, according to court documents. The girls were members of Pruitt’s congregation of Our Father’s House Ministries Church.
The church had been operating out of Pruitt’s home in Beaverton before moving to North Portland recently.https://bf8af1c6cc71562304d5f4312b80fdbe.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html
Pruitt was arrested Thursday, Oct. 5, and remains in jail as of Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 11. He has a probable cause hearing and a pre-trial release hearing scheduled for Friday, Oct. 13.
In 2017, Pruitt pleaded guilty to public indecency in Multnomah County. He was put on probation for one year for the Class A misdemeanor, according to court records.
Detectives believe Pruitt may have victimized more people. The Beaverton Police Department urges anyone with additional information to contact Detective Patrick McNair at pmcmair@beavertonoregon.gov or 503-526-2261.