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LA pastor accused of 2-year sexual relationship with underage church member

by theGrio | July 9, 2012 at 10:24 AM
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Gordon Solomon was arrested Wednesday after allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.  Gordon, the pastor at Christ’s Community Church of LA, is accused of exchanging numerous emails and texts of a sexual nature in addition to meeting the teenager on various occasions. The Huffington Post reports:

A local spiritual leader shocked and devastated his congregants Wednesday when he was arrested for allegedly engaging in a two-year sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.

The relationship between Gordon Solomon, pastor at Christ’s Community Church of LA in Inglewood, Calif., and his young congregant began when the girl was only 12 years old, authorities say.

The 50-year-old pastor allegedly “developed an ongoing affinity” for the girl, which involved exchanging emails and texts of a “sexual nature” and meeting at various locations, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.

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