>
By
Associated Press
.
Published: Sun, November 04, 2007 - 10:00 pm
Last Updated: Sun, November 04, 2007 - 10:04 pm
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Police say a Lakeland church volunteer hadsexual contact with several teenage boys he met through a youth
ministry, offering some money for sex acts or to keep quiet.
Marshal Seymour was jailed today on charges of using a child in
sexual performance, unlawful sexual activity with a minor and
tampering with evidence.
Lakeland police say 40-year-old Seymour was convicted in the
late 1990s of misdemeanor battery in Mobile, Alabama, while working
as a youth pastor. He was accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old
boy. He was convicted of battery and got a year probation after a
1-year jail sentence was suspended.
A church background check reportedly did not show the battery
conviction.
Some victims said Seymour paid them for sex, and some said he
paid them hush money.
---
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Evangelist Arrested
Those who Recommended this also liked:
Email to a Friend 
Printer Friendly 
Recent Commented: News Reports
Teen Killed In SUV Crash On…
Death By Horse Drug?
McCain Linked to Group in Iran-Contra…
Mixed Results In Annexation…
Police Chief Recovering After…
Big Crowds Brave Rain To See…