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Florida missionary arrested on child sex crimes, FDLE says

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida preacher was arrested Friday on federal and state charges after being accused of sex crimes, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The FDLE said its agents and agents with Homeland Security Investigations arrested Jason R. Moore, 42, of Milton.

Authorities said Moore was “a preacher who led missionary trips in Florida, throughout the United States, Canada, and Fiji.”

According to the FDLE, the preacher has been accused of committing lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim under 12 in 2006 while in Pensacola.

The U. S. Department of Justice also said Moore was charged on federal charges for illicit sexual conduct in foreign places. The charges stem from sex crimes the defendant committed in Fiji from March 2013 to February 2016.

Moore is still under investigation for having alleged sexual contact with minors. The FDLE is asking anyone with information on any potential victims to call their investigators at 850-595-2100.

Mega Hertz wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:32 pm

I went to Catholic church from 4 until the age of 14. Never once was I ever touched or propositioned by a priest and, frankly, it didn't do anything for my self-esteem.

Matt wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:12 am

Mega Hertz wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:32 pm

I went to Catholic church from 4 until the age of 14. Never once was I ever touched or propositioned by a priest and, frankly, it didn't do anything for my self-esteem.

My sentence was birth to 18-ish, and same. I was even an altar server, so there was more opportunity.