CROSBY, Texas — What was supposed to be a safe haven for children has turned into a crime scene after a man who worked as a church pastor and school headmaster is behind bars. He’s accused of abusing young boys.
Police say it involves children who attend the Living Praise Church and Academy on Woodforest Boulevard.
Investigators say they know of two victims right now: a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy. They say the pastor at the Living Praise Church and Academy was preying on the youngsters he was supposed to be guiding.
“To use the trust that kids normally have with authority figures to abuse them is incredibly devastating,” said Assistant District Attorney Eric Devlin.
Darrell Dunn, 51, has been a pastor in northeast Harris County for some time. Police say he didn’t have a criminal record, but now he’s been charged with indecency with a child and online solicitation of a minor.
“[He’s accused of] physically molesting those children, in this case, touching their genitals, two different students, both of them teenage males,” Devlin said.
Dunn is also accused of sending sexually explicit pictures to the students through the Internet and through texting.
He was arrested at his home in Crosby.
According to investigators, he often had get togethers at his home with boys from his academy. They say the incidents happened there and at the school.
“The victims have told us that they’re concerned about this happening to other boys. That’s why they came forward,” Devlin said.
Investigators fear there are other victims and they want to hear from them.
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