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Derek Hutter, youth pastor and minister of a Texas church, has been arrested for sex abuse, along with two other charges, KHOU reports today. According to police record, Derek Hutter was charged with possession of child porn, online solicitation of a minor, and continuous sex abuse of a child. The victim, authorities say, is a 14-year-old girl from Sachse.
Sex offender Derek Hutter met the young girl at the church located at 1330 E Centerville Rd in Garland, where he is the student pastor. South Garland Baptist Church Pastor Larry Davis told CBS-11 that the congregation feels for the victim.
The case broke wide open when the Sachse girl’s parents went to authorities, after discovering a disturbing email from Derek Hutter to their underage daughter. In that email, Hutter asked the girl to send him explicit photos of herself. The girl told counselors that she had sex with Derek Hutter over a dozen times, and had been involved with the youth minister since she was 13-years-old.
During the police investigation, law enforcement officials found photos of the victim on his cellular phone. They also discovered that Hutter worked as a youth pastor at several churches throughout the Houston and Dallas areas, according to Dallas News.
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