An El Paso church pastor said allegations that he sexually abused a child are lies and blamed the devil for the accusations.

Pastor Jean Jacob Jeudy, 48, was arrested in connection with three outstanding warrants Thursday at Walk By Faith International Missionary Church, 6400 Airport Road, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office officials said.

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“I got arrested (after) somebody accused me of something that I really don’t know what about that happened in 2011,” Jeudy said. “The allegations are false. Nothing ever happened. It is just all lies.”

Jeudy was arrested on two counts of indecency with a child sexual contact and one count of sexual assault of a child.

He was booked Thursday into the El Paso County Jail on a bond totaling $30,000. He was released on bail later that same day.

“Anytime somebody lies about you, you have to fight that and that is what I am doing,” Jeudy said. “It is all lies. I have a lawyer who is working to get all these charges dropped.”

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Jeudy declined to comment on the allegations or who is making the accusations against him, but he said they are being made through the devil.

“We know the Bible says in John 10:10 that the devil is a liar,” Jeudy said. “The devil is a deceiver. The devil comes to steal and destroy. For the devil to accomplish that, he uses tactics like this. This is one of the tactics that the devil is using to bring attention to the devil instead of attention to God. For all my church members, that is what I tell them. They need to stay focused on the Christian work because if you don’t stay focused, this distractive behavior of the devil will ruin your faith in God.”

No further details on the case have been released.

Aaron Martinez may be reached at 546-6249; aamartinez@elpasotimes.com; @AMartinez31 on Twitter.