"Silas Shelton, the 48-year-old pastor of Blanchester Community Church, has been arrested on four felony charges, including rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual contact with a minor, and gross sexual imposition, the Wilmington Police Department announced last week. He is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a girl in the fall of 2019, when she was 14 or 15 and a member of his congregation, until as recently as a few months ago."
""I don't think kids should ever question their sexuality. I don't think kids should ever explore their sexuality. I don't think any of that stuff ever ought to be in our school," Shelton said. "But [my daughter] come home asking me why certain books were in that book fair, which were pertaining to books of gay. One of them was Heartstopper, which is where a gay boy pressures a straight kid into kissing him.""
Silas Shelton, 48, pastor of Blanchester Community Church, was arrested on four felony charges: rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual contact with a minor, and gross sexual imposition. He is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a girl who was 14 or 15 in fall 2019 and a member of his congregation, allegedly continuing until a few months ago. In August 2023 he spoke to the Little Miami school board about the graphic novel Heartstopper and condemned its inclusion at a book fair, calling it a health risk and saying he became sick reading it. Police seek information, and the National Sexual Assault Hotline offers confidential support.
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