NH Pastor Dies By Suicide Amid Child Sex Investigation

Patch New Hampshire reports:

Police in Nashua have confirmed statements made by a local church that one of its pastors was under investigation for child sexual abuse allegations before taking his own life. Jarrett Booker, 37, the pastor of students and worship at Nashua Baptist Church, took his own life on Nov. 27, according to the church.

In a note online, signed by “elders and deacons,” church officials said they became “aware of a criminal investigation concerning credible allegations of sexual abuse against minors.” They said Booker “had been an integral part” of the church, serving for nearly a decade.

On Nov. 25, Booker was fired, and the congregation was informed of the decision the next day. Booker’s Facebook site said he attended Liberty University and was the former youth pastor of the Childrey Baptist Church in Nathalie, Virginia.

Read the full article. Per his Facebook page, Booker was a member of a “Christian metalcore” band named Eyes Of Eli.

“Jarrett Booker, 37, the pastor of students and worship at Nashua Baptist Church, took his own life on Nov. 27, according to the church. …officials said they became ‘aware of a criminal investigation concerning credible allegations of sexual abuse…’ https://t.co/kkjrldAI4B

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