A church has been rocked after its pastor has been removed due to
allegations of very serious misconduct in a case involving inappropriate
behaviour with underage girls.
Virginia’s Richmond Outreach Center (ROC) saw the loss of senior
pastor Geronimo Aguilar, who resigned after the allegations surfaced,
creating a gap in leadership that lasted four months. Known as
“Pastor G,” Aguilar was charged with seven felonies in the incident,
which allegedly took place all the way back in 1996, before his church
was founded in 2001.
If he is convicted, the pastor may face life in prison. Even worse, the
church found out later about several extramarital affairs that took
place within the church during the pastor’s time in leadership.
“After our former pastor was arrested related to charges in Texas,
the board of directors became aware of his multiple extramarital
affairs with members of our church and community,” the statement
said. “This biblically disqualified him from the office of pastor and
leadership of the ROC in any capacity. The board of directors is
committed to providing godly leadership at all levels of ministry.”
Several women have come forward to accuse the pastor of sexual
assault. One woman said that she was with him when she was 18. The
pastor is married with five children. The woman says that the pastor
took the girl, her sixteen year old sister, and two other young girls to
a timeshare when his wife was out of town.
“He brought us alcohol, we got drunk and the rest is history,” Baker
said. “I had just turned 18. We had sex. It was wrong. Just because it
is not illegal doesn’t mean it is not wrong, and he was my pastor. I
moved to Richmond to serve God.”
The woman also says that the pastor was intimately involved with both
her mother and aunt.
The church has hired two interim pastors to fill the void. They are
now officially searching for a new spiritual leader.
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