Texas youth minister accused of sexually assaulting minor
01/07/2022 2:46 pm PST
WYLIE, Texas (TCD) -- A youth minister was arrested on Friday, Jan. 7, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female victim last month.
According to a press release from the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, a staff member from the First Baptist Church of Wylie reported an allegation of sexual assault against another employee at an offsite location on Dec. 12, 2021.
Upon further investigation, the Sheriff’s Office says they identified a female teen victim who told authorities that she had been "inappropriately touched by First Baptist Church of Wylie Junior High Minister Timothy Wells."
Wells reportedly turned himself into the Collin County Detention Center and was arrested. He remains held on $25,000 bond. Wells was charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree felony.
The First Baptist Church of Wylie has since terminated Wells, who had been working at the church since January 2019.
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