Torrance Church Leader Accused of Molesting Child
A Torrance worship leader faces child molestation charges for an incident involving a four-year-old girl. According to a KABC news report, the 67-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to a number of sex-related crimes stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred outside his home back in 2008. Officials say the man served as a worship leader at a number of churches throughout the South Bay area and are reaching out to other churches to see if there have been any other alleged victims.
There are severe consequences for inappropriately touching a minor in California. Under Penal Code 647.6, “Every person who annoys or molests any child under 18 years of age shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.”
