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Ex-Youth Pastor Accused Of Assaulting Teen From suburban Chicago church For Nearly 7 Years
The former youth pastor of a suburban Chicago church has been accused of sexually assaulting a teen girl from his own congregation, starting when he was the girl's counselor, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office.
Darin Evans, 41, the former associate pastor and youth minister at West Suburban Community Church in Elmhurst, Ill., had bond set at $300,000 Tuesday, according to NBC Chicago.
Authorities say Evans had sexual contact with the girl "in his vehicle, in parks, cemeteries and men's restrooms, and during a religious retreat in Wisconsin," according to the Daily Herald.
The victim was just 16 when the alleged sexual relationship started in 2004, when the girl was seeing Evans as a counselor, ABC Chicago reports. The girl ended the relationship in 2011 and recently went to police. ................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/darin-evans-sex-assault-e_n_2909889.html