Pastor G Resigned with Generous Benefits, Severance Pay and Housing
Richmond Outreach Center founding pastor Geronimo "Pastor G" Aguilar,
who resigned with three other pastors from the church amid an explosive
sex scandal on June 5, will continue to receive his $115,930 annual
salary and reside in the church's half-million dollar parsonage until
December.
The severance deal was arrived by the ROC board of
directors "after much discussion and taking his family into
consideration," according to a
report in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The
ROC church announced the resignation of their founding pastor, Pastor
Jason Helmlinger, Pastor Andrew Delgado and Pastor G's brother, Pastor
Matthew Aguilar, in a brief statement on June 5.
All the
resignations stemmed
from Pastor G's extradition to Texas in late May to face seven felony
charges, including aggravated sexual assault of two sisters under age
14. The charges are related to incidents that occurred before he began
the ROC ministry in 2003. If convicted, he will face life in prison.
Attorney
for the ROC Stephen C. Lewis explained that the board felt Pastor G
deserved the severance package because of his years of service as the
founder of the church.
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