Former Phoenix pastor gets prison for molesting underage girls
A former Phoenix pastor is facing 13 years in prison and lifetime probation for several charges after being accused of sexually abusing several underage girls he knew through his church or already knew outside of the church.
According to the Maricopa County Superior Court, 51-year-old Jose Vicente Morales was sentenced on Monday after pleading guilty to molestation of a child, sex abuse and three counts of attempted molestation of a child last month.
Morales will get credit for the two years he has served since being arrested in 2016. He was arrested in September of 2016 while a pastor at Iglesia Cristiana Impacto de Fe near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road.
Jose Vicente Morales, a Phoenix pastor, has been arrested under suspicion of child molestation, according to Phoenix PD.
Morales, 49, stands accused of "dating" an 8-year-old girl before marrying her at age 10 in Mexico.
He also is accused of impregnating a 13-year-old girl.
Phoenix pastor arrested for impregnating 13-year-old, marrying 10-year-old | ABC10.com
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