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‘Cult’ Church Member Who Allegedly Molested Boy in Pews Faces New Criminal Charges
Jose Mora faces 10 felony counts after new charges added for abuse at Golden Dawn Tabernacle; victims say church rules delayed reporting for years, prosecutors said.
- Jose Mora, 58, was indicted a second time on felony child sex-crime charges tied to alleged early-2000s abuse during church services, and he now faces a total of 10 counts after the new indictment.
- An Arizona Daily Star/Lee Enterprises investigation uncovered Mora's admission to touching an 11-year-old, and victims including Marcello and Jonathan Santos spoke out despite the church's 'cultish rules'.
- Marcello says the molestation occurred repeatedly in pews during services, the 2002 home incident involved rape and forced anal penetration, and other victims allege groping hidden under a blazer with forced oral contact.
- Both cases are progressing with hearings scheduled for later this month and Mora already faced the prospect of life in prison on earlier counts, court records show.
- The prosecutions have put the Golden Dawn Tabernacle under new scrutiny, with 20 former congregants calling it a 'cult' and allegations spanning incidents beginning in 1999 and around 2009.
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‘Cult’ church member who allegedly molested boy in pews faces new criminal charges
He admitted to molesting a boy. And now he's been indicted again — this time, for alleged child sexual abuse that happened during church services.
·Omaha, United States
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