Oregon church chief jailed for intercourse abuse of women in his congregation, police say

A pastor in Oregon was once in custody on Wednesday after he was once accused of inappropriately touching two women in his congregation, government stated. 

Christopher Michael Pruitt, 39, of Beaverton, was once indicted on six counts of first-degree sexual abuse and two counts of third-degree sexual abuse in Washington County, in step with county prison information.

Pruitt allegedly touched two juvenile women who had been participants of his small congregation at Our Father’s Area Ministries Church.

Pruitt firstly operated the church out of his house in north Beaverton ahead of just lately shifting the church to north Portland, the Beaverton Police Division stated.

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Detectives consider Pruitt can have extra sufferers and suggested someone with data to touch Det. Patrick McNair by means of electronic mail at pmcnair@beavertonoregon.gov or by way of telephone at 503.526.2261.

Pruitt firstly operated his Our Father’s Area Ministries Church out of his house in north Beaverton, Oregon, ahead of just lately shifting the church to north Portland. (Beaverton Police Division)

Pruitt was once apprehended on Oct. 5 and was once being held on the Washington County Prison, the place he remained in custody as of Wednesday.

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Court docket information display Pruitt pleaded responsible in 2017 to public indecency in Multnomah County, the Beaverton Valley Occasions reported. He was once given twelve months of probation for the Magnificence A misdemeanor.

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A pre-trial unlock listening to is scheduled for Friday, the record stated.