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Minister charged with using Facebook to solicit sex

by on09 April 2009


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From a 13-year-old girl

 

A 40-year-old baptist minister was accused by Missouri authorities of using Facebook to offer sex to an undercover detective posing as a 13-year-old girl.

Rev. Robert M. Black, a pastor at New Hope Baptist Church in St. Joseph, has been charged with one count of first-degree attempted statutory rape and attempted enticement of a child under 15.

Black used a Facebook account under the name Jon Still to contact the detective, and authorities fear he used the same account to get in touch with other under age girls. Authorities have searched his computer, and claim he had about 135 friends on Facebook. They are asking anyone who got in touch with him over the social networking site to contact them.

Black surrendered Wednesday. His bond was set at $100,000.

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Last modified on 09 April 2009
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