ALFRED � A Wells pastor was indicted on six charges alleging he tried to gain control of an elderly Kennebunkport woman�s finances.

Peter W. Leon, 66, of Clark Road, who is the pastor at Wells Branch Baptist Church (also known as Trinity Coastal Community Church) was indicted by a York County Grand Jury last week on charges of endangering the welfare of a dependent person, criminal restraint, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and theft of less than $500 for an incident that took place in May of this year.

Kennebunk Police detective Steve Borst said the woman, a resident at the Atria Kennebunk assisted living facility, owns a home in Kennebunkport but was no longer able to live there due to physical and mental incapacity. Leon came to know the woman while he served as a volunteer pastor at Atria, Borst said.

A local attorney serving as conservator of the woman's affairs contacted Borst seeking a protection order against Leon on behalf of his client, he said. Leon allegedly ingratiated himself with the woman very quickly, according to Borst, and convinced her to hand over the keys to her house.

Police say on at least two occasions Leon took the woman, who has limited mobility, vision, hearing and mental functioning, from Atria Kennebunk, even though he was not permitted to do so. Borst said one of those trips was to her bank, where she withdrew money which, he said, Leon then used to change the locks on her Kennebunkport home, making it impossible for a Realtor to access the home.

Calls to the number listed for the church went unanswered.

In a phone interview Tuesday, Leon said he is still the active pastor at Wells Branch. He said the charges are �alleged� and they are �not true.�

�I don�t have anything further to say, except they are false charges," he said.

This past September, Leon was found guilty in York County Superior Court of an assault against a 15-year-old girl that took place at a Sanford McDonald�s in October 2016. Leon was charged with assault against a minor, a Class D misdemeanor, for touching the girl�s back and allegedly making sexual comments to the girl. The two did not know each other prior to the incident.

In her opening arguments during the trial, prosecuting attorney Susan Pope said Leon entered the Sanford south McDonald�s at 1439 Main St. on Oct. 24, 2016, and approached the girl, placed his hand on her back and said, �These jeans are looking pretty good on you, they are nice and tight in all the right places. Trust me, they look good.�

The jury found Leon guilty of offensive physical contact, and Judge Deborah Cashman sentenced him to 60 days in jail, with all 60 suspended, and a mandatory $300 fine. Cashman ordered Leon to participate in counseling, including formal training on sexual harassment, and ordered he have no contact with the victim or her family.

Leon is a former tennis coach for both boys and girls at Wells High School and he coached girls tennis in 2016 at Kennebunk High School for one year.

He ran as the Republican candidate for state representative in District 7 in 2014 and was defeated by Bob Foley.

No court date has been set for the latest charges.