A Wyoming children’s minister admitted he should not be left alone with children after he molested a girl during his Christmas vacation in Florida, according to police.
Richard Scott Shaw, 69, told police he was “tempted” when he allegedly groped the victim – who was under the age of 12 – on her clothing on two separate occasions while visiting the Sunshine State, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
The girl told her mother shortly after Shaw returned to Wyoming, where he served as a worship leader at Under Command Ministries. The furious parents then contacted the minister, who allegedly confessed to the perverse crime, but claimed it was an accident.
The girl was one of Shaw’s two known victims, police found.
He changed his tune when he was arrested last week, telling officers he was “scared of the consequences.”
“It was not with the intent to hurt anyone,” Shaw said, according to court documents obtained by Law & Crime.
Richard Scott Shaw told police he “gave in to temptation” when he allegedly groped his victim through her clothing on two separate occasions. Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Shaw allegedly told officers he “succumbed to temptation” when he groped the girl, and said he suffered from a pornography addiction.
The minister denied detectives’ accusations that he was a “sexual predator”, but admitted he could not be trusted to be near the girl again, records show.
“When asked during the investigation, ‘Should we trust you with a child?’ He said, ‘no, I won’t,’” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference.
“This guy is a bad guy.”
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd called Shaw a bad guy after the minister told police he couldn’t be trusted with children. Facebook/Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Wyoming police are conducting their own investigation to determine whether Shaw may have abused other children in his home state, where he is affiliated with several churches.
Under the Government Ministry, its main organization, did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
“This man should never be allowed to have access to children again,” Judd said.
Shaw was charged with two counts of molesting a child under 12.
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