Church Leader Told Boy He Molested 'God Would Want You to Do This'
Summary
A former church youth group leader in Pennsylvania was convicted of sexually abusing a young boy between 2004 and 2006. The man, Richard Garnett, used his church position to harm children and was previously convicted for abusing two girls in the 1980s.Key Facts
- Richard Garnett was the "games director" at Roaring Brook Baptist Church in Pennsylvania.
- Garnett sexually abused a boy in the church basement multiple times when the boy was in first or second grade.
- The boy was told not to tell anyone and was told "God would want you to do this."
- Garnett was convicted of several crimes including sexual assault and child endangerment.
- He was previously sentenced to at least six years in prison for abusing two girls in the early 1980s.
- Garnett remains in custody and will be sentenced in December.
- The case began after a search warrant was executed at the church in 2017.
- Garnett admitted he was attracted to children decades ago but claimed he no longer has those urges.
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