Washington Youth Pastor Charged With Child Rape

The Everett Herald reports:

An Arlington youth pastor has been charged with two counts of third-degree child rape for accusations he abused a girl he met in a youth group. Kendal Kippen, 27, of Stanwood, worked at Jake’s House Church in 2017 and 2018, according to charging papers filed this month in Snohomish County Superior Court. His father is the lead pastor of the church.

“The defendant would often tell the victim that she couldn’t say anything to anyone until after she turned 16 as that is the age of consent in Washington,” the prosecutor wrote. In September 2020, an anonymous tipster called police to report a youth pastor had been having “inappropriate relations” with several young members of the congregation.

When accusations surfaced in 2020, a group of senior leaders and pastors started meeting with Kippen to give him counseling and spiritual advice regarding his “sinful behavior,” according to the complaint.

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