{"id":40850,"date":"2024-01-10T14:34:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T19:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=40850"},"modified":"2024-01-10T14:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T19:34:39","slug":"church-leader-charged-with-molestation-said-he-gave-into-temptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/01\/10\/church-leader-charged-with-molestation-said-he-gave-into-temptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Church leader charged with molestation said he &#8216;gave into temptation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A church leader was arrested after officials said he inappropriately touched a child while visiting Lakeland from Wyoming.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wyoming-Man-Polk-County.webp?resize=600%2C455&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40851\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said the 12-year-old victim told her mother that Richard Shaw, 69, had inappropriately touched her while he was visiting. The mother called Shaw, who allegedly admitted to the crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shaw is a worship and youth group leader at Under Command Ministries in Wyoming. Detectives said Shaw is also affiliated with or works at other churches in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PCSO said Shaw told them he has an &#8220;addiction to pornography&#8221; and that he &#8220;gave in to temptation.&#8221; He was charged with lewd molestation and arrested on Jan. 4 in Wyoming and will be extradited to Polk County later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A church leader was arrested after officials said he inappropriately touched a child while visiting Lakeland from Wyoming. 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