NC Baptist Pastor Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Charlotte’s CBS affiliate reports:

A pastor at a Caldwell County church is facing child sex charges after the execution of recent search warrants. Investigators served warrants against 51-year-old Ashley James Crouse on Nov. 3, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said. Both deputies and agents with the NC State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) participated in the searches. Officials said both Crouse’s home and New Vision Baptist Fellowship were searched. Items were seized from both locations are to be examined for material depicting child exploitation. He is being held in the Caldwell County Detention Center under a $1 million secured bond.

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BREAKING: A pastor at a church in Granite Falls is facing multiple child sex charges, deputies said. https://t.co/J0i9iDzAJK

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