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CALIFORNIA: "A youth pastor and parishioner pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to having sex with minors.... Victor Callejas-Vargas, 22, a youth pastor at Centro Cristiano de Fe Church at 18280 Atlantic St., and church member Jesse Rodolfo Rios, 19, both of Hesperia, were booked into the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on suspicion of sex with a minor three years younger; sex with a minor with the suspect over 21 and the victim under 16 years of age; oral copulation with a person under 16; oral copulation with a person under 18 and sex with a foreign object, according to booking records. On Sept. 9, detectives learned of a possible inappropriate relationship between the two men and a 14-year-old girl. Further investigation led to the discovery of a second alleged victim.... Both girls are members of the Hesperia church."

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PENNSYLVANIA: "A Harrisburg man—and former youth pastor—was arrested Thursday on 162 counts of possession of child pornography after law enforcement officials received a tip he was uploading child pornography to the Internet.... During the search Daniel Tipantiza admitted to officers he was uploading child pornography to the Internet, and was subsequently charged and placed in Dauphin County prison in lieu of $150,000 bail."

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TEXAS: "A former North Texas youth pastor was arrested recently for allegedly fondling a young boy. The 67-year-old former associate pastor, Steven Gray, is accused of fondling a 'then 11-year old boy, who was visiting him inside his trailer at a south Dallas mobile home park....' According to the affidavit, the victim says at age 11, 'He started going over to [Gray's] residence on a daily basis,” and, "On one of these visits, [Gray] asked about a cowboy hat and [Gray] said if he wanted that hat, he would have to earn it.'"