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MICHIGAN: "A now former youth pastor is facing criminal sex charges for inappropriately touching a 15-year-old girl at his church.... Jeremiah Behrens was arraigned Monday on charges of second and fourth degree criminal sexual conduct. Grandville police say the incidents happened at Grandville Baptist Church. According to a police affidavit, the 15-year-old girl claimed Behrens touched her chest above her breast, on top of her clothing in January 2013. The inappropriate touching escalated in May 2013 when the girl was 16-years-old.... Behrens told investigators he and the girl began talking frequently in fall 2012 and they formed "a strong emotional connection."

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CALIFORNIA: "A Vincennes youth pastor has been arrested on sexual misconduct with a minor charges. 34-year old Derrick 'Duke' Hampsch, the former youth pastor at First Baptist Church, is accused of having improper sexual contact with a minor on multiple occasions dating back to 2010 in Vincennes. He's also accused of having committed sexual acts with a minor while outside of Vincennes city limits while working as a youth program administrator."

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COLORADO: "A Colorado court on Friday sentenced a former Henderson youth minister to 20 years to life on sexual abuse charges. John H. Brothers Jr., who also faces sexual abuse charges in Henderson, was convicted in Routt County, Colorado, in June on 16 counts of sexual assault on a child. Routt County District Attorney Brett Barkey told The Gleaner Friday that prosecutors were disappointed in the sentence. 'Chief Deputy District Attorney Matt Karzen argued for a total sentence of 80 years to life in prison,' Barkey said. 'He noted that the evidence at trial demonstrated that Mr. Brothers was a serial child predator...'"

VIRGINIA: "A youth pastor at a Virginia church sent sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl, Prince William County police said. On August 20, a youth pastor at Park Valley Church located at 4500 Waverly Farm Drive used cell phone app KIK to send sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl, police said. The pastor has been identified as Vincent Gunnar Bowes, 22, of North Carolina."