{"id":3196,"date":"2022-04-01T10:53:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T14:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2022-04-01T10:53:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T14:53:16","slug":"lincoln-pastor-indicted-for-unlawful-sexual-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/lincoln-pastor-indicted-for-unlawful-sexual-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln pastor indicted for unlawful sexual contact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Delaware Department of Justice is seeking the public\u2019s assistance in the prosecution of a Sussex County pastor indicted for Unlawful Sexual Contact and is requesting that any additional victims contact law enforcement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Foster, a Lincoln man who at the time was employed as pastor of Ellendale\u2019s Philadelphia Pentecostal Holiness Church, faces pending charges after inappropriately touching multiple women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am grateful to the women who have come forward to the Delaware State Police and our prosecutors,\u201d said Attorney General Jennings. \u201cWe have reason to believe that Foster\u2019s alleged years long pattern of abuse includes as yet unreported, additional instances. We ask that any additional victims or witnesses with information come forward. We will be there to support you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foster was indicted in November by a Sussex County grand jury on three counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact 3rd Degree, following an investigation into multiple reports that, from 2013 to 2020, he attempted to use scripture to coerce female parishioners into sexual relationships, made inappropriate comments, and instigated prolonged hugs during which he made inappropriate sexual contact with his victims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foster was also charged with Offensive Touching for pushing a victim\u2019s husband when confronted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State was aware of three victims at the time of Foster\u2019s original indictment; prosecutors now have reason to believe that additional victims may be unidentified. The State implores anyone whom Foster has harmed or who has additional information about the case to contact Delaware State Police. Anyone with additional information should contact Det. L. Coleman, Delaware State Police \u2013 Troop 4, at (302) 752-3813.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Delaware Department of Justice is seeking the public\u2019s assistance in the prosecution of a Sussex County pastor indicted for Unlawful Sexual Contact and is requesting that any additional victims contact law enforcement. Major Foster, a Lincoln man who at the time was employed as pastor of Ellendale\u2019s Philadelphia Pentecostal Holiness Church, faces pending charges […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[436,65,32,41,38,435,64,437,47],"class_list":["post-3196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-church","tag-crime","tag-delaware","tag-delmarva","tag-news","tag-pastor","tag-police","tag-sexual-abuse","tag-sussex-county"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1889565_gavelOfTheCourt_Standard_GDE.png?fit=4096%2C2304&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-Py","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3201,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/tv-delmarva-news-at-4-4-1-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":3196,"position":0},"title":"TV Delmarva News At 4. 4\/1\/2022","author":"Admin","date":"April 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Top Stories: Lincoln pastor was indicted for unlawful sexual contact. 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