LAVERNE (OK)
KFOR [Oklahoma City OK]
June 26, 2025
By Mario Gonzalez/KFOR
Agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) arrested a man accused of forcible sodomy, distribution of narcotics, and furnishing alcohol to a minor.
According to the department, on Sunday, June 22, the Laverne Police Department requested OSBI to investigate allegations of sexual assault.
OSBI agents launched an investigation and identified 66-year-old Christopher Cassel, a pastor in Laverne, as the suspect.
Cassel was arrested and booked into Harper County Jail on two counts of forcible sodomy, one count of distribution of narcotics, and one count of furnishing alcohol to a minor, OSBI officials said.
The investigation into this matter is still ongoing.