Missouri Pastor Arrested On Multiple Child Sex Charges

Jefferson City’s CBS affiliate reports:

A Hermann pastor has been charged, accused of sexually abusing a child. Prosecutors in Camden County charged John Hampton, 32, with Statutory Sodomy with a Person under 12, 2nd Degree Statutory Sodomy, 4th Degree Child Molestation, and Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse 2nd Degree.

Probable cause documents state the abuse happened at a lake house in Roach, Missouri. On the probable cause statement, a Camden County detective said Hampton was a danger to the community because Hampton was a church pastor who had access to juveniles through his profession.

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