Forest Grove pastor / volunteer police and fire chaplain arrested for inappropriate sexual touching

[Ian David]

Friday, March 02, 2007
Naughty Pastor

A Forest Grove pastor and volunteer police and fire chaplain was arrested Wednesday for the inappropriate sexual touching of a 23-year-old woman from his congregation.

Richard E. Sacks, 54, turned himself in to the Forest Grove Police Department, then was transported to the Washington County Jail for booking, said FGPD Capt. Aaron Ashbaugh.

Forest Grove Police Department detectives began an investigation after Sacks confessed his actions to Police Chief Glenn VanBlarcom in December 2006.

The Washington County District Attorney elected to press two counts of class A misdemeanor harassment, reserved only for offensive touching of another person in an intimate or sexual area.

Sacks was immediately removed from his position as a volunteer chaplain with the Forest Grove fire and police departments.

Sacks was the pastor for the Calvary Christian Fellowship, which holds Sunday morning services at the Forest Grove School District administration offices, 1728 Main St. Sacks also resigned from the church in December, new pastor Corby Stephens said. Stephens replaced Sacks Feb. 4., and says he isn't aware of the specifics of the case.

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Potter said Sacks was part of an unofficial ministerial group of area faith leaders that met with school district officials every other month to exchange information on how to improve life for the town's youth.

More:
http://onanite.blogspot.com/2007/03/naughty-pastor.html

[panader0]

1. Forest Grove where?

My friend went to school at Pacific U. in Forest Grove, Oregon.

[depakid]

2. That would be the place....

[Benhurst]

3. I guess he should have stuck with

appropriate sexual touching of a 23-year-old woman from his congregation.

:shrug:

Live and learn.