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A youth pastor from West Virginia has been accused of committing almost 200 sex crimes dating back several decades. The police have reported that many of the victims were related to the pastor, with five of his nieces filing a complaint against him in 2004.
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The authorities in West Virginia are still looking into a youth pastor who has been accused of almost 200 counts of sexual abuse crimes against children, some of whom are his own family members. These crimes allegedly took place over a span of more than thirty years.
Last week, John W. Radcliff II, a pastor, was arrested for the second time after police reopened a case from 2004. The case involved allegations of abuse made by five of Mr. Radcliff’s nieces. The arrest came after officers looked into a complaint filed against him in September.
One of Mr. Radcliff’s nieces, Carla Rinehart, mentioned that she was not aware of what occurred, but charges were never brought against anyone. Carla’s mother is Mr. Radcliff’s sister.
At the age of 38, Ms. Rinehart revealed that she was unaware of the abuse her relatives had suffered, which was similar to the abuse she experienced from her uncle. It was only when she was hospitalized at 17 for a mental breakdown that she started disclosing her story to her family. Her sister then shared a similar experience, followed by their cousins also opening up about their own experiences.
According to court documents in Lewis County, West Virginia, a local TV station reported that Mr. Radcliff was accused of making the girls engage in sexual acts with him from 1987 to 1996. He also allegedly sexually assaulted them in other ways until they were around 12 years old. The victims, who are now adults, were mentioned in the news report.
Mr. Radcliff has been accused of abuse in four different counties, one of them being Lewis County.
Ms. Rinehart stated that she was unaware of the person who had submitted the recent complaint against Mr. Radcliff in Nicholas County, which claimed abuse occurred between 2018 and 2019. However, she, along with her sister and cousins, went to the police after their uncle was initially arrested in September and later released on bond. They did this to demonstrate their support for the victim.
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