MISSOURI
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By Susan Weich sweich@post-dispatch.com 636-493-96741
ST. CHARLES COUNTY • A Lutheran pastor is in jail after detectives with the county’s cyber crimes unit raided his home Tuesday and discovered child pornography on his computer, police say.
Matthew D. Luetke, 35, of the 5000 block of Danielle Drive, was charged today with promoting child pornography. He had been under investigation since December, when undercover detectives began trading child pornography with him, police said.
Luetke has been a pastor at Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8425 Mexico Road, for about a year, police say. Before that he worked at churches in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Police say he had no previous criminal record.
A day care at the church is attended by about 50 children, police said, but they do not suspect Luetke had any improper contact with any of the children. The church is sending out a letter to parents about the arrest as a precaution, police said.
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