Pastor reacts to former youth minister's arrest in sting - KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com |

On Thursday, Dr. Weeks DuBose pastor, of the church where Matthew Holman was the youth minister described how hard the arrest has been on his church who has 60 congregants and over a dozen kids who attend.

"Matthew Holman who has been an employee of the church, a youth minister since mid-January, was dismissed from his position as of Sunday morning June 5th," said DuBose.

DuBose said Holman was in charge of the youth programs that were being run at the church. He added they do their due diligence on potential employees including Matt who he's known since he was a little kid.

"We do background checks on our employees. Matthew was known to us," said DuBose.

Holman was one of the six men arrested after a two day sting where authorities said they tried solicit sex from minors.

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