Thursday, November 28, 2013

HARTLAND PASTOR ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ABUSE



Official NYSP news release....

The New York State Police announce the arrest of Reverend Roy Harriger Sr, 70, of Middleport, NY on sexual abuse charges, following an investigation by State Police Investigators in SP Albion.

Mr. Harriger, currently the Reverend of Community Fellowship Church in the Town of Hartland was arrested for two counts of Course of Sexual Conduct (B Felony), two counts of Incest (E Felony), and four counts of Sodomy 1st (B Felony).  These crimes occurred between September 2000 and September 2001 in the Town of Yates, Orleans County, when he was the Reverend of the Wesleyan Church in Lyndonville, NY.

Investigation revealed that alleged crimes have been perpetrated in New York, as well as the states of Michigan and Pennsylvania between 1974 and 2003.

The incidents that occurred in Michigan and Pennsylvania have been referred to their respective State Police agencies.

Mr. Harriger was processed at SP Albion, and was arraigned in the Town of Yates before Judge Donald Grabowski.  He was remanded to the Orleans County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail, to return to Court on December 3, 2013.

The State Police request that anyone with any information, or if they believe they may have been the victim of sexual abuse in this case, to contact the State Police in Albion at (585)589-4244.



The report from WGRZ TV...