Crime & Safety
Former Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assaults
Systematic abuse of girl began when she was 12-years-old.
A former Bethlehem pastor pleaded guilty today to systematically sexually abusing a girl beginning when she was 12-years-old, continuing into adulthood and resulting in a son, according to this story in The Morning Call.
Santos Rosado pleaded guilty to two counts of statutory sexual assault and one each of indecent assault, corrupting a minor, and endangering the welfare of a child. He faces up to 35 years in prison.
As part of his agreement with prosecutors, Rosado was forced to renounce his parental rights of the 10-year-old child his assaults produced with his victim. His sentencing is scheduled in December.
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Rosado to sexually assaulting another girl in July.
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