Posted on 05/21/2010 7:45:28 AM PDT by nmh
INDEN -- The pastor of a Newark church and one of his congregants are accused of forcing teenage girls to videotape the pair engaged in sexual acts at a Linden motel, authorities said.
Rev. Moises Cotto, 55, pastor of the Congregation Yahweh on Chester Avenue in Newark, was arrested Monday night. The East Orange resident is charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, attempted aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a minor.
His parishioner, Brenda Pabon, 37, of Middlesex County is charged with kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a minor.
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Hold the phone!
He might be JEWISH!
His church is listed under:
Temples and Synagogues in Newark, NJ
http://businessfinder.nj.com/4979937/Congregation-of-Yahweh-Templo-El-Candelero-Newark-NJ
Congregation of Yahweh Templo El Candelero
Religious services & organizations
20 Chester Ave, Newark, NJ, 07104 40.767191 -74.160733
Phone:973 485 5532
Nah, he’s a light skinned black.
He’s definitely got some white in him.
Rev. Moises Cotto, 55, pastor of the Congregation of Yahweh Templo El Candelero on Chester Avenue in Newark
That’s a load of crap!
This is not a condemnation of the Catholic Church; it is a condemnation of the men in power inside the Church who covered up these horrific acts.
No going to respond to anybody who displays a Commie flag. Disgusting!
I see. Then I assume you condone covering up sexual rape of children, if it’s done by priests. Good to know where you stand - for sexual predation of children by and subsequent institutional protection of “men of God”.
Assume all you want commie
I’m somewhat curious as to why the story had a picture of the male pastor but not the female congregant. Aren’t both accused of essentially the same crime? Weren’t both arrested?
Please cogitate on the inherent assumption in this brief statement you just made. I'd also suggest reading my tagline. Invective and insults are the domain of the liberal mind.
The fact remains: the Catholic Church has hidden sexual predation by its priests by moving the priests to new parishes. That may offend you, but it's the truth. It's not bashing, it's not attacking - it's the truth.
And it's the big difference in this rapist's case versus many child-raping priests in the Catholic Church: this freak has been reported, arrested, and will be punished as compared to those child-raping priests who were quietly shuffled off to another location...
Armpit of the universe...
“I’m somewhat curious as to why the story had a picture of the male pastor but not the female congregant. Aren’t both accused of essentially the same crime? Weren’t both arrested?”
THe kids are minors. They cannot give consent as a minor.
The congregrant arrested with him is a woman of 37.
This is terrible beyond words. The message it sends about authority figures and clergy will keep kids away from Christ. They'll think they're just a bunch of child molesters. They need to really throw the book at these monsters.
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