5 Jehovah's Witnesses sexually abused kids: Prosecutor
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Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announcing the charges against five Jehovah

Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announcing the charges against five Jehovah’s Witnesses (Facebook)

Authorities in Pennsylvania have charged five male Jehovah’s Witnesses with a spate of child sex crimes, claiming that the men used their positions in the faith community to sexually assault their victims.

Marc Brown, 65, of Allegheny County; Raymond Shultz, 74, of Beaver County; Abimael Valentin-Matos, 42, of Lancaster County; Kevin Isovitsch, 51, of Butler County; and Norman Aviles, 44, also of Lancaster County are all facing felony charges for allegedly sexually exploiting and abusing children – in some cases members of their family – with the victims ranging in age from 5 to 15, Pennsylvania’s Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announced.

All of the suspects have been arrested and detained except for Aviles, who authorities say is still at large.

Brown is accused of “regularly” sexually abusing two young sisters who were between the ages of 10 and 13 while he was their legal guardian. The elder of the two young girls allegedly told investigators that Brown had threatened her, saying that “if she stopped him from abusing her, or if she reported his abuse of her, he would abuse her [younger] sister,” according to a report from the attorney general’s office. He has been charged with aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children, and corruption of minors.

Shultz is accused of sexually abusing his granddaughters who were between the ages of 5 and 10 at the time of the alleged assaults, which prosecutors said occurred approximately between 2000 and 2007. Years later, Schultz sent each girl a check for $2,500 after learning that they were speaking to a counselor about being abused as children, prosecutors said. He too was charged with aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children, and corruption of minors.

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