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A former youth pastor was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of having sexual relations with a 17-year-old girl last summer while employed with a local church. Brian S. Brijbag, 35, of 122 W. Fort Dade Ave. in Brooksville, was charged with one count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. Brijbag is accused of having sex with two teenage girls in his office. He was charged because one of the women was younger than 18, police said....

Brijbag, a married father of three, submitted his resignation to Pastor Matthew Ellis the day after the accusations were made.... [Police] said the sex among the victim, Brijbag and the 18-year-old woman was "consensual." The victim was about three months away from her 18th birthday, Turner said.