Arlington youth pastor charged with child rape
ARLINGTON — An Arlington youth pastor has been charged with two counts of third-degree child rape for accusations he abused a girl he met in a youth group.
Kendal Kippen, 27, of Stanwood, worked at Jake’s House Church in 2017 and 2018, according to charging papers filed this month in Snohomish County Superior Court. His father is the lead pastor of the church.
In August 2017, a 15-year-old girl reported she met Kippen, then 22, at a church camp in Eastern Washington. They became friends and exchanged contact information.
“The victim was flattered at first,” wrote deputy prosecutor Bob Langbehn, “as the defendant was quite a few years older than she, and she felt that his position in the church would mean he was a safe person.”
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