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Volunteer Youth Counselor Arrested for Having a Sexual Relationship with a Minor
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A volunteer youth church counselor is facing multiple counts of sex crimes against a minor. Marcellino Tinajero, 33, was arrested late last month, after the parents of a 16 year old girl filed a crime report against him. According to investigators, Tinajero met the girl while he was a volunteer youth counselor with Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch. "At this point that's the only child that has come forward," said Det. Michael Brox from the LAPD. "The purpose of this conference is to reach out, and the photographs we have for the purposes of people to look back and draw on their memories to see if they had any contact with this individual in the past."
According to investigators, Tinajero was a member of the church for almost a year and a half, and had engaged in an alleged sexual relationship with the minor for about six months. "That volunteer was dismissed immediately once the church was made aware of the allegations," said Pastor Winters. "The church has also conducted an investigation and believes there is no continuing risk to anyone who attends our church." He said the church did the necessary criminal background check before allowing Tinajero to serve as a youth counselor and everything came back fine.
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Posted By Admin on
February 09, 2011 03:35 pm |
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