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Los Angeles’s CW affiliate reports:
A minister and former teacher in Ventura County has been charged with multiple felony counts of child abuse, including accusations that he tried to meet up with a 15-year-old girl for sex.
Barry Fike, 67, of Fillmore, was arrested on Monday following an investigation by the Ventura County Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. Fike, a minister at Fillmore Church of Christ, pleaded not guilty to all charges during his arraignment Wednesday.
“The conversations were sexual in nature and Fike allegedly shared explicit photos of himself with the victim, who was actually an undercover officer,” the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
The Los Angeles Times reports:
The 67-year-old pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was being held in custody with bail set at $150,000, according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office. The Fillmore resident previously taught at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village for nearly 11 years until 2014, according to his LinkedIn page.
Fike also taught at Pepperdine University but “is not currently an instructor at the university,” according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office. Pepperdine University spokesperson Michael Friel told The Times that Fike last taught at the school in December 2021.
As you can see below, this servant of Christ is a fan of Christian nationalist Charlie Kirk.
“Fike allegedly shared explicit photos of himself with the victim, who was actually an undercover officer.” https://t.co/MNYNWBrDcU
— KTLA (@KTLA) July 20, 2023
California pastor & former christian school teacher, Barry Fike, has been arrested for sending explicit images of himself to who he thought was a 15 yr old child & arranging to meet her for sexual purposes. pic.twitter.com/cozfW3oq9U
— 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐬 (@antifaoperative) July 20, 2023
Today, charges were filed against Barry Fike, of Fillmore, for felony counts of sending harmful matter to a child, communicating with a child with the intent to commit a sexual act & arranging a meeting with a minor for a lewd purpose.
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— Ventura County District Attorney’s Office (@VenturaCountyDA) July 20, 2023