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A Florida pastor accused of drunkenly raping a 15-year-old woman after which sexually assaulting her whereas she was disabled not too long ago lamented on the Web that he’s going by means of a troublesome time along with his spouse of 40 years.
Pastor Monte Lavelle Chitty, 62, of Marathon, who leads First Baptist of Marathon and not too long ago began a boating group harbor ministry in Boot Key Harbor, was charged with sexual assault on a minor, lewd and lascivious conduct. contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the Monroe County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned.
In a Fb publish on January 9, Chitty revealed that he was “going by means of a tricky time” along with his ailing spouse.
“My spouse and I’ve been going by means of troublesome instances for the previous month. He introduced my spouse to the hospital for what was speculated to be a easy operation. There have been issues and now two weeks later we nonetheless have issues. I attempt to keep by my spouse's facet (married for 40 years) and maintain our church working easily. If anybody has something towards me or feels that I’m careless as a pastor, please converse up,” he wrote.
“In most Christian circles, the household of God helps to elevate the load. When some have their issues which might be extra necessary than my spouse mendacity in a hospital mattress, they must put it on the desk in order that they are often helped. Many individuals exterior our church have provided to do one thing, nevertheless it requires somebody to open issues up,” he added.
“The record of issues a small church pastor takes care of behind the scenes turns into an issue when they aren’t taken care of. Mowing, selecting up trash within the yard and parking heaps, cleansing the constructing. Print bulletins, put collectively powerpoints for church companies, put together Bible research, put together sermons, monitor customer playing cards. I'm sorry you are feeling uncared for within the meantime too. Attempt to switch your worries to the Lord, He’s a lot larger and extra succesful than me.”
About two months after his private matches aired, Chitty was accused of rape.
Police mentioned in a launch Monday that the allegations towards the pastor had been first reported by an nameless caller who overheard {the teenager} telling an grownup that she had been raped.
“The caller mentioned the woman and her grandmother obtained into a ship and headed to the marina. As deputies tried to find the sufferer, communications officers obtained a second name from the suspect, Monte Chitty, who’s the pastor at First Baptist Church in Marathon,” the discharge states.
“Chitty mentioned he believed he was going to be accused of one thing and needed to get forward of it. He mentioned a younger woman at his church had been consuming and handed out on a sofa within the church library. He mentioned he helped her lie down on the sofa however didn't contact her after that.”
Police contacted {the teenager} on the boat the place she lives, and he or she advised them the pastor had given her alcohol that would have been “spiked.”
In an arrest report cited by Native 10, the woman advised authorities she awoke because the pastor carried out oral intercourse on her.
“After he completed and left, she acknowledged that she obtained up and ran exterior and contacted her grandmother to choose her up,” deputies wrote within the report.
{The teenager} additionally confirmed the police textual content messages from the pastor, which had been from the identical quantity he used to name the police.
In keeping with the report, the pastor used a cat emoji to go with {the teenager} on her genitalia.
“You'd higher cross out whereas I'm enjoying, not earlier than,” mentioned the Chitta MPs. “You don't even bear in mind what I did.
He then pressed {the teenager} to learn how a lot of the assault she remembered. Chitty complimented {the teenager}'s genitalia a second time, and after responding with an “ig” to point “I assume,” the pastor's reps mentioned, he replied, “Simply say thanks.”
Chitty allegedly continued to go with {the teenager}'s breasts and inspired her to sit down on the sofa in a means that will make it “simpler” for her to carry out sexual acts.
After confirming the dialog on the pastor's cellphone, the police wrote of their report that: “Mr. Chitty admitted to sending the textual content messages, however later invoked his proper to a lawyer and denied sexual contact.
He’s at the moment out of jail on a $75,000 bond.
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