A former associate pastor at a Lexington church was arrested Thursday
and charged with criminal sexual conduct, according to a statement from
Lexington police.
Eduardo Elias Cornejo, 34 and a
former pastor at Columbia First Seventh-Day Adventist Church, turned
himself into police after a victim came forward earlier this year to
report a sexual assault, according to the statement.
The female, who spoke
with police Feb. 22, said Cornejo assaulted her in January 2017. She
said Cornejo met with her and "used persuasion and physical force" to
have sex with her, according to the statement.
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Police believe Cornejo used his position as a pastor to coerce other
women into having sex with him. Officials ask that anyone with
information about this contact police.
Lexington SC pastor used church job to sexually assault | The State
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