Texas youth minister charged in sexual assault, sheriff says
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Texas authorities have charged a Bastrop youth minister who they say had sex with a 16-year-old girl.
The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old Isahiah Arellano was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual assault this week. Authorities say Arellano was a youth minister with the Faith Impact Fellowship in Bastrop County. They say a family member caught him having sex with the teen at a friend's house in April.
Arellano tells authorities he only had sex with the teen once. She tells them it happened three times.
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Authorities are working with the church pastor. No other cases have been reported.
The teen's relatives tell KXAN-TV that they stopped attending the church. The pastor says Arellano was fired.
It wasn't immediately clear if he has an attorney.