Cops: PA Bible Study Teacher Molested 7-Year-Old

September 27, 2024 Crime, Religion

York, Pennsylvania’s Fox affiliate reports:

A Quarryville Bible study instructor was arrested on Wednesday after a woman came forward to report that he had sexually assaulted her repeatedly as a minor, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Officers from Troop J – Lancaster say the victim came to the station on Sept. 23 to report the assaults, which had occurred when she was 7-to=8 years old. The victim alleged that Michael Hess, 49, of Quarryville, would make her sit on his lap and then put his hand down her pants during Bible study for an entire school year.

He was charged with aggravated indecent assault of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors, indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age and indecent assault without consent of other.

Lancaster’s CBS affiliate reports:

Troopers interviewed Hess on Wednesday, where he admitted to intentionally seating the victim close to him in church where she was out of the view from others so that he could put his hand down the child’s pants, police reported in charging documents.

He said that the entire bible study class and all church leaders would also be sitting in the church pew. Police said he couldn’t remember how many times it happened but noted Hess did say it was “highly possible” the victim was correct in saying the abuse happened 30-36 times.

Surely there’s scripture against this. Yeah.



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