A pastor from the St. Andrew Christian Church was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with six counts of rape, sexual abuse of a child, and incest.
The charges against Bertheophilus Maurice Bailey Sr., who is 45 years old, include two counts of rape in the first degree, one offense of child sexual abuse, one act of incest, one count of forceful sodomy, and one count of burglary in the first degree.
Before making the move to the St. Andrew Christian Church, Bailey served as a pastor at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Claremore, Oklahoma, for a period of six years.
Over the course of four years, he has been serving as the senior pastor of St. Andrew’s.