A Christian youth pastor in Central California has been arrested and charged with child sexual abuse and molestation, News Channel 3-12 reported.
Jeffery York, 53, was a pastor at New Beginnings Community Church in Nipomo. According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, York committed the acts on a male victim from 2005 to 2008.
From News Channel 3-12:
SLO Detectives say over the course of the investigation they discovered York was living in Portland, Oregon, but SLO Deputies found a car registered to York in the 600 block of El Camino Real in Arroyo Grande during a routine patrol Wednesday.
York was arrested and booked in San Luis Obispo County Jail on two counts of oral sex by duress, lewd acts with a child under 14 with force, and other various charges. Bail is set at $400,000
Investigators think there may be more victims and are encouraging the public to reach out with any information.
