KOUNTZE - The children that Silsbee minister Lester L. Banks is accused of molesting were two males under the age of 17, according to the three indictment papers the Hardin County District Court released Friday.
Banks is accused of engaging in oral sex with one of the youths and touching the genitals of the other, according to court documents.
Because the youths are between the ages of 5 and 17, Banks was indicted on three second-degree felonies, according to the Texas Penal Code.
If convicted, Banks faces up to 60 years, with each charge carrying a maximum punishment of 20 years in jail and up to a $10,000 fine.
Banks is pastor of Union Baptist Church at 340 South 21st St. in Silsbee and still is listed as such on the sign outside the church.
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