It was not immediately clear if any of them had lawyers representing them.Ĭhurch spokesman Jarrod Lopes said in a statement that while the church cannot comment on specific grand jury actions, “the news of someone being sexually abused, whether a child or an adult, sickens us.” Four were taken in custody, while Balosa was being sought. The five charged were David Balosa, 62, of Philadelphia Errol William Hall, 50, of Delaware County Shaun Sheffer, 45, of Butler County Terry Booth, 57, of Panama City, FL and Luis Ayala-Velasquez, 55, of Berks County. Others involved less serious charges of inappropriate touching. One person said that she was raped 50 or more times between the ages of 7 and 12 by a church member who was 18 when the assaults began. In the charges announced Friday, Henry said that the men had groomed or gained access to the children through the church, sometimes when the child’s family took the person into their home. He also hopes organizational leaders are called to account, “because it’s not just a Pennsylvania problem, it’s a national problem.”
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