WINONA, Minn.—The senior pastor at Pleasant Valley Church, Chad Ellenburg, said he was devastated to learn that his predecessor, Rick Iglesias, had been charged with sexual abuse of a minor. Said: Ellenburg: “We are also deeply grieved that our former pastor, by his actions and deception, failed to faithfully represent Jesus Christ and his Gospel.” Ellenburg thanked the victim, who was a teenager at the time, for coming forward. Iglesias was senior pastor at the church from 1994 to 2014. Ellenburg pledged to cooperate fully with authorities.

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