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Carmichael pastor among suspects in Sac County prostitution sting The pastor of a Carmichael church was among the 24 people arrested in a prostitution sting, officials said Thursday. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT [CAPTIONING SPONSORED BY SLEEP TRAIN MATTRESS CENTERS, YOUR TICKET TO A BETTER NIGHT'S SLEEP!] CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE --WWW.NCICAP.ORG-- THE PASTOR OF A CHURCH ARRESTED IN A PROSTITUTION STING. MALLORY JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE ON THE SENIOR PASTOR. ONE BY ONE WE WATCHED PEOPLE WALK THROUGH THIS GATE ON THEIR WAY TO CHURCH. THEY STOPPED TO TELL US THEY CANNOT POSSIBLY BELIEVE THIS WILL HAPPEN. THEY WILL STAND BY THEIR PASTOR. THIS IS A MISDEMEANOR CRIME. HE HAS BEEN RELEASED, BUT WE DID NOT SEE HIM HERE TONIGHT. HE IS THE SENIOR PASTOR IN CARMICHAEL. THE SHERIFFS DEPUTIES SAY THE 50-YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED AT THE INTERSECTION ON WEDNESDAY. FRIENDS AND MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION ARRIVED AT CHURCH FRUSTRATED BY THE ARREST DURING AN UNDERCOVER RESTITUTION STING. HE IS A GODLY MAN. I KNOW HIM VERY WELL. WE WILL NOT GIVE UP ON HIM. I KNOW FOR A FACT HE IS INNOCENT. THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE HE IS GUILTY. I KNOW HIM PERSONALLY. HE WORKED WITH ME SEVERAL YEARS. HE IS CHARGED WITH SOLICITING PROSTITUTION. HIS SUPPORTERS HAVE SOME IDEAS OF WHAT THEY THINK MAY HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE NO IDEA. FROM WHAT I HEARD HE WENT TO THE GAS STATION. MAYBE THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING BECAUSE HE DOES NOT SPEAK ENGLISH WELL. HE WAS ONE OF 24 PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE STING THAT TOOK LACE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO WORK WITH THE DAS OFFICE TO ACTUALLY START PROSECUTING THESE PEOPLE. THIS IS IN JUST A MISDEMEANOR CRIME. IT'S SOMETHING TAKEN SERIOUSLY. NOT A SINGLE PERSON WE SPOKE WITH QUESTIONED THE PASTOR. THEY ALL TOLD US THEY WILL STAND BY THEM.