Youth Pastor Accused Of Sexual Assault Of Adult Men

Washington state’s KWCC-TV reports:

Police arrested a 69-year-old Wenatchee man on suspicion of rape Tuesday after two other men accused him of sexually molesting them while they were asleep or otherwise unable to consent. Michael E. Wilson was identified in a Wenatchee police court affidavit as the leader of a Bible study group that met at his Sunnyslope home. The alleged victims were members of the study group, both men in their 20s. Wilson previously worked as a youth pastor in Wenatchee and in Pendleton, Oregon.

Both alleged victims told police the incidents took place between 2020 and 2022. One man said in separate instances, Wilson fondled him while he was sleeping, and touched him inappropriately while giving massages. The other said Wilson initiated unwanted sexual contact in July 2022, while the alleged victim was drunk and unconscious. Police said Wilson admitted to sexual contact with both men, but said the contact was consensual or inadvertent.

Read the full article. Wilson is being held on a $1 million bond and is due to be arraigned on November 21.