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Pastor Charged With Sex Assault

A local pastor was arraigned Friday in Detroit's 36th District Court on charges he sexually assaulted a teenaged member of the church.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Timothy Jackson, 46, in an arrest warrant with six counts of first-degree criminal sexual assaults of a 13-year-old girl.

The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to prosecutors.

Bond was set at $50,000.

The alleged attacks occurred between 2009 and 2010 at Abundant Life Church, 437 Livernois in southwest Detroit, according to a press release. Jackson was pastor at the time of the alleged assaults.

There also was a fire at the church on Aug. 6 that is believed to be suspicious and possibly linked to the alleged assaults.

(Copyright 2010 WWJ Radio.  All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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