The New Jersey pastor who co-founded Creation Festival, a Christian music festival held annually in Pennsylvania since 1979, is charged with sexually assaulting minors.

Harry L. Thomas, 74, of Medford Twp., N.J., and pastor of Come Alive Church, is charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Burlington County (N.J) Prosecutor's Office.

He is accused of assaulting four minors over a 16-year-period, NJ.com reported. The alleged assaults ended two years ago, according to the prosecutor's office. Authorities said the assaults occurred between 1999 and 2016 in Medford.

The prosecutor's office did not name the victims or describe their relationship to Thomas, who played a prominent role in a sensational child-abuse case more than a decade ago, the Cherry Hill Courier Post reported.

Thomas was arrested Wednesday and is under guard by a Burlington County corrections officer at a medical facility, where he is under treatment. A court date has not been set.

The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office is asking for anyone "who may have experienced inappropriate contact" to call the Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Unit at (609) 265-5879.

Creation is one of the largest music festivals in North America. It is held at Agape Farm in Shirleysburg at the end of June/beginning of July and attracts tens of thousands of people for days of worship and music.

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A church spokesman told the Cherry Hill Courier Post that the charges "are unrelated" to his roles in the church and two related ministries: Creation Festivals and Come Alive International.

"It is requested that all pray for the parties involved and refrain from speculation regarding the circumstances," church trustee William P. Darpino told the Cherry Hill newspaper.