| September 12, 2006 |
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| Winston Salem Pastor Arrested
on Sex Charges |
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The pastor of a Forsyth
County church has been indicted by a Burke County grand jury on charges of
sexually assaulting a fifteen-year old girl.
Gregory Michael Butler
Sr. (right), 45, of 1380 West Sedgefield Drive,
Winston Salem was arrested in Forsyth County and returned to Burke County this
afternoon. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation between the
Sheriff's Offices of Burke and Forsyth, investigators said. |
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| According to Detective
Dean Hennessee of the Burke County Sheriff's Office, Butler is the pastor of
Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Winston Salem. |
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| Hennessee stated the
joint investigation shows that Butler had sexual encounters with the minor in
both Burke and Forsyth County. |
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| The detective said
evidence in the case shows Butler was bringing the girl to a local motel in
Burke County, where some of the encounters occurred. |
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| Butler was charged on
the indictments with two counts of felony statutory rape, two counts of felony
statutory sexual offenses, and two counts of felony indecent liberties with a
minor. He was jailed under a $100,000 secured bond. A court date of October
23rd has been set. |
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| Butler is also under a
$75,000 bond in Forsyth County, where additional charges were filed,
according to Hennessee. |
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| The Burke County
indictments were handed down on September 5th. |
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