NC Baptist Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges

Charlotte’s CBS affiliate reports:

A pastor in Union County was arrested this week after he was accused of committing child sex crimes, the sheriff’s office said. The pastor, 79-year-old Waymon Jordan Sr., was arrested on March 5. He is listed online as the founder and senior pastor at Greater Blessed Hope Baptist Church in Waxhaw.

Over the course of several weeks, detectives conducted numerous interviews and eventually named Jordan a suspect.

Upon his arrest, Jordan was charged with four counts of statutory sex offense with a child. An arrest warrant said that he engaged in a “sexual act” with a minor who was 15 years old or younger. The child’s exact age was not given.The warrant indicated that the alleged crime happened in 2022.

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