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JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — A local pastor, who is charged with sex crimes involving a 13-year-old girl, is out of the job at a church in Johnston County, WTVD reports.
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office arrested 61-year-old Rev. Stephen Morris last Friday on 10 felony counts, including five counts of statutory rape and five counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.
According to court documents, Morris is accused of statutory rape with a 13-year-old between June 2013 and June 2014.
Morris is the reverend at Oliver’s Grove Baptist Church on Highway 301, south of Four Oaks.
Detectives say the victim is now 19 years old and reported what happened to police last month.
Morris remains in the Johnston County jail under a $2.5 million bond.
