UPDATE:: Former youth pastor to serve 37 years in Worcester sex abuse caseA Stockton man who previously served as a youth pastor at a Pocomoke City church has been convicted of sexually abusing minors.
A former youth pastor at a Pocomoke City church has been sentenced to spend more than three decades in prison after he was convicted of multiple counts of sex abuse.The Worcester County State's Attorney's Office said Rodney Harmon Jr. of Stockton was sentenced Friday to 75 years incarceration with all but 37 years suspended. He will also be required to register for life as a sex offender.In February 2019, prosecutors said the 34-year-old was convicted of three counts of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of displaying an obscene item to a minor.
According to the Office of the State's Attorney for Worcester County, Rodney Harmon, Jr., 34 of Stockton, was convicted on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of displaying an obscene item to a minor.
The charges come from a complaint received by the Worcester County Sheriff's Office in August 2018. The Worcester County Child Advocacy Center and Child Protective Services then started a joint investigation. They found that Harmon had sexually abused multiple children while serving as a youth pastor for a local church in Pocomoke City.
Former Pocomoke Youth Pastor Convicted of Sex Abuse Crimes - WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21
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