Indiana Pastor Charged With Child Sex Trafficking

Indianapolis’s Fox affiliate reports:

An Indianapolis pastor who ran a non-profit to feed homeless people is now accused of rape and offering a 17-year-old $1000 to have sex with him.

Tyree Coleman, 43, is charged with the promotion of child sex trafficking, rape, promotion of human sex trafficking and two counts of intimidation. According to court documents, a 17-year-old came forward in June 2022 and told police that Coleman offered to pay him to have sex with him.

The 17-year-old told police Coleman initially sent him $50 to buy new shoes. The teen told police that Coleman said he was bisexual and offered the teen $1,000 to either have sex with him or show him his genitals, according to court records.

The Indianapolis Star reports:

Coleman is the founder of Refuge Place Indy, which uses donations to assist homeless people in Indianapolis, according to court records. He is commonly known as Elder Coleman. Court records also connected him to Seven Pillars Faith Ministry/Refuge, but police said they could find no physical location for the organization. Police began investigating Coleman in June 2022.

Two teenage boys, ages 16 and 17, told police they were near Watkins Park when they saw Coleman and a group of men grilling and listening to music under a shelter. While on a call, Coleman told one teen he was a registered sex offender, but God changed his ways, according to the affidavit. He also informed the teen of his sexual preferences then offered to buy the teen church clothes if they could meet at the mall.

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