89-Year-Old Pastor Arrested For Sex Assault
Posted February 1, 2007 12:00 pm.
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He’s an old man. He’s a religious man. And he may be a troubled man.
Toronto Police have arrested an 89-year-old pastor and charged him with a historic sexual assault.
Cops allege Vernon Larthur Hirtle, who’s still actively involved with the Baptist Church, repeatedly attacked a young girl when she had contact with him between 1987 and 1990.
Investigators claim the attacks started when the child was just ten and continued for the next three years.
Detectives maintain the accused was a good friend of the family involved and even assisted them with some immigration issues.
The Mississauga resident has been a pastor since the 1940s and worked in a variety of locations across this province, as well as in Nova Scotia.
Because of his long association with various congregations, cops are wondering if there are any other stories about Hirtle that they need to hear. If you have one to tell, call the Sex Crimes Unit at (416) 808-7474.
A court date for the suspect is pending.
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