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A Polk County pastor, also a former hospice chaplain and school district employee, is facing multiple charges after allegedly exploiting a 14-year-old through social media and a dating app, meeting him at his home and engaging in sexual abuse. Authorities are alarmed that he’s HIV positive and didn’t disclose his status before unprotected sex, labeling him a potential “super spreader.” This isn’t his first allegation — a 26-year-old claims similar contact and later learned of his HIV status. With over a decade of access to children through his school job, investigators fear more victims exist. The pastor now faces charges including lewd battery, traveling to meet a minor, and failing to disclose his HIV status. Law enforcement is urgently asking anyone who may have been involved to come forward, get tested, and seek medical help — offering support to victims while expanding the investigation.

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