VIRGINIA
WAVY
[with video]
Mila Mimica
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A youth leader from Suffolk’s Gates of Heaven Church was charged with sexual assault as a juvenile and police are keeping his identity under wraps.
The man is now 18 and is facing allegations of sodomy and aggravated sexual assault. He was arrested Dec. 14. Police say the abuse occurred while he was a juvenile.
WAVY.com visited the man’s neighborhood, where residents openly spoke of his personality but wanted to keep their identities hidden.
“It really is shocking,” the neighbor said. “I would never suspect [that]. I’ve never seen that in his character. That’s why it was shocking to me.”
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