CHICO (CA)
KRCR [Redding CA]
December 4, 2025
By Timea Horvath
A Chico pastor has pleaded guilty to child molestation charges.
Roger Scalice, 75, appeared in Butte County Superior Court on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to molesting a minor under 14-years-old. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said Scalice’s charges stem from October, after the Chico Police Department received a report that Scalice had inappropriately touched a minor child with whom he had access for over a year.
Authorities say during the investigation, Scalice admitted to the conduct and was arrested at his home in Chico on October 27.
Ramsey said that because of the conduct’s nature and the prolonged abuse, Scalice was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child. He now faces up to 16 years in state prison on his plea. The judge for his case appointed a doctor to conduct a mental evaluation before sentencing date to determine if Scalice is likely to reoffend and assess the risk he poses if released into the community.
His next court date is January 8, 2026, when the court will receive the mental evaluation.