WJZ
August 12, 2006
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(AP) Salisbury, Md. A pastor has been acquitted of all charges of having a sexual relationship with an underage girl in his congregation.
A Wicomico County Circuit Court jury found 30-year-old Joshua Lawson, of Salisbury, not guilty of sexual abuse of a minor and engaging in a perverted practice.
The decision came after a two-day trial and about 30 minutes of deliberation.
Lawson is pastor of New Life the Apostolic Church.
He was charged by police in February with allegedly having sex with a then 16-year-old girl for several months starting in August 2005.
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