You would expect them to be safe there.
Says who?
Posted on 12/20/2008 8:13:53 AM PST by tom h
DANA POINT – Capo Beach Calvary Church's junior high ministry director was arrested at the church this morning on suspicion of having a "sexual relationship" with a teenage female enrolled in his program. Daniel J. Pedroza Jr., 28, of San Clemente will be charged with six felony counts, Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino said. "We received a child-abuse report from social services detailing that a minor female between the ages of 14 and 18 disclosed she had been engaged in a sexual relationship with her youth pastor," he said. Investigators arrested Pedroza at the Capistrano Beach church around 10:30 a.m. today. “I’m aware that there is an investigation going on, and I am fully cooperating with the authorities,” church pastor Craig Whittaker said. He declined further comment on the case, citing the ongoing investigation. Amormino said investigators think there may be additional victims, and he urged anyone with more information to contact the Sheriff's Department at 714-628-7170.
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And uninvolved parents who just drop their kids off and leave them in charge of some "pastor" at a "youth group."
If she was hot, and therefor not guilty, we would all be celebrating!!
Or, ALL for the pastor, eh?
A man that age should be looking to get married, but he shouldn’t be looking in the Junior High youth group!
They will send their children to a school or church
where no real tests are run.
Don't hire a person that works with children with out
better checks.
Yes, but parents shouldn't have to worry about leaving their kids with church staff. You would expect them to be safe there. A lot of times their parents aren't Christians but know enough to want their children to be, so dropping them off should be a safe place for their kids to go.
Says who?
I’ve been to this church with friends in the past. It can happen in any church.
It almost happened in the Baptist Church we go to near here in Arkansas. Most churches try to have plans to prevent this like having the others present but it can still happen.
Well, I’m not sure I trust social services 100% of the time. Young women have been known to “stretch the truth” and they do develop crushes on their teachers and ministers from time to time, you know. I hope this guy is innocent of charges. Can we assume he is until it’s proved otherwise?
Amen to that!!
And the victim is a girl.
Stunned with a tazer.
The Evil One will focus his attention on people who are trusted by other to bring the the Word of God.
These people should have special training to look out for and avoid these kinds of things.
I agree with you.
“sexual predators go where the children are”
Hormones + an “attractive” girl with hormones and a “possible” crush = a man falling for a possible femme fatale.
Remember Jeanne d’Arc was only 19 when she died, so never discount a determined young woman as at least a willing participant.
In no way does this absolve him of not having adequate willpower, but it doesn’t make him a “sexual predator” or a deviant. It makes him a human with failings.
People never underestimate the sexuality of a teenage boy but often underestimate the teenage girls. While you can’t excuse the adult in either case, there shouldn’t be such a wide discrepancy in the reaction to these things. Many a guy has been taken in by the coquette or lolita types.
This is a surprise. I thought innappropriate sexual relationships were limited to the Catholic Churhc. /s
We also, in our society, do not hold teenagers responsible for their actions. The kids know this and know that they will only get a slap on the wrist. The girl needs to be punished also.
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