ILLINOIS
Patch
By Karen Chadra
The pastor of a church on the north side of Elmhurst shocked his congregation Sunday by reading a letter of confession from his former associate pastor—a letter that described a sexual relationship with an underage girl.
West Suburban Community Church Senior Pastor Jim Lennon announced to his congregation Sunday, Feb. 24, that 41-year-old Darin Evans admitted to “an inappropriate physical relationship with an adolescent minor girl that continued for a few years.”
Lennon contacted Elmhurst police, who opened an investigation and went to Ohio to interview Evans. The investigation remains open, and Evans has not been charged with a crime, Deputy Police Chief Dominic Panico said Tuesday. He declined further comment.
“We’re praying for the (girl) and her family,” Lennon said in a phone interview. “We have experienced the close reality of evil and we’re just relying on our faith in Jesus Christ to get us through this awful situation. We’re just devastated.”
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