North Carolina Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges

High Point, North Carolina’s Fox affiliate reports:

A former pastor is accused of sex crimes after an incident at the Piedmont Triad Farmer’s Market in Colfax on Sandy Ridge Road. Ivan Hugh-McDonald Peden, 71, is charged with taking indecent liberties with children, indecent exposure to a person under 16, sexual battery, and secret peeping. The crimes allegedly happened on June 24 and July 14 and Peden was charged on Wednesday. He is accused of trying to get into the stall while the child kept the door closed.

From the local Methodist church:

We can confirm Rev. Peden was a United Methodist clergyperson, and he retired from active ministry with the Western North Carolina Conference in 2020. We have no knowledge of these recent allegations, are saddened to hear about them, and cannot offer any further comment.

Guilford County deputies said 71-year-old Ivan Hugh-McDonald Peden is facing multiple charges including Felony Indecent Liberties with a Child. https://t.co/BtLlB99Or2

— WFMY News 2 (@WFMY) July 27, 2023