OKLAHOMA
KSWO
LAWTON, Okla._A teenager took the stand in Comanche County Court today and accused a Lawton pastor of sexually abusing him inside a church.
He was the first witness in the trial of Bobby Burrell, who is charged with child sexual abuse. Police started investigating Burrell back in October of 2012 but didn’t arrest him until August of 2013.
Monday, the state said while Burrell was a minister at “One More Soul Outreach Ministries”, he masturbated in front of a 16-year-old and then lied to police and the Department of Human Services once he was confronted about it.
Burrell was not only a pastor but a youth guidance specialist at the Sequoyah Home where the alleged victim was staying. The state said Burrell took the victim to his church to do some tile work in one of the bathrooms but did so without filling out the proper paperwork; which is mandated by the home’s policy.
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