A Massachusetts youth pastor was arrested Tuesday, accused of
manipulating a teenage girl in his charge into a long-term sexual
relationship, police said.
Jimmy
Chang, 32, of East Longmeadow, was charged with 12 counts of
second-degree sexual assault. Chang was being held on bail of $350,000
and is to appear in Manchester Superior Court on Sept. 11.
Police
say Chang persuaded the girl to sneak out of her Manchester house and
convinced her that she did not have to save her virginity. The victim
was 17 at the time of the offenses, from March 14 to Sept. 11, 2012,
police said. State law prohibits sexual relations between a person over
age 20 who "stands in a position of power, authority or supervision"
over a person under age 18.
The girl was living in Manchester and
was a member of a Christian youth group based in Agawam, Mass. at the
time of the assaults, according to an arrest warrant. Chang was a leader
of the group and also a tutor with a company based in Longmeadow,
police said.
Youth Pastor Charged With Sexually Exploiting Manchester Teenager - Hartford Courant
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