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L.A. Pastor Gordon Solomon Arrested For Sexual Relations with 14 Year Old Girl [VIDEO]
A Los Angeles pastor was arrested on Friday for allegedly engaging in a two-year sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.
Gordon Solomon, pastor at Christ's Community Church of LA in Inglewood, California is being accused of having a sexual relationship with the young girl when she was 12 years old.
According to the LA Times, the last sermon given by Pastor Solomon included for congregants to pray for his family as they go through some troubling times. Church members had no idea their pastor had been investigated on the charges of sexually abusing a teenage churchgoer.
Gordon, 50, allegedly "developed an ongoing affinity" for the girl, where it involved exchanging emails and texts of a "sexual nature". The two have reportedly met at various locations, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The 14 year old young girl's mother discovered one of the text messages from Solomon and immediately called the police. Investigators then determined that the relationship had been going on for two years when they traced back the sexting messages on the girl's phone. Authorities say the relationship was ongoing from June 2010 up until last Sunday. Pastor Gordon Solomon's bail is set at $3 million and he could be faced with over 26 years in prison if convicted. Solomon pleaded not guilty at the arraignment. A preliminary hearing, was set for July 25. He's been charged with:
seven counts of committing a lewd act on a child
one count of continuous sexual abuse
and one count of oral copulation of a person under the age of 14
Christ's Community Church on Hindry Avenue was founded in 1994 and has a congregation of 200church members, according to the church's website. In the community, the church was known for its twice-a-week food pantry, where Solomon and other members passed out fresh produce, canned goods and bread to those in need. According to the church website, they gave out more than $1 million in food and other items to families in the community. Unfortunately on Friday morning, several senior citizens arrived at the Inglewood church for the food giveaway, but were disappointed to read a "No food giveaway" sign posted on the gate due to the recent turmoil involving the pastor. Solomon is married to his wife Ruth and has an adult daughter. He and his wife are both seen posing together on their church website. The Sherriff's department believe there may be other victims. Anyone can call the Special Victims Bureau at 1-877-710-LASD (5273) or specialvictims@lasd.org . Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website lacrimestoppers.org.
