A Farmerville man stands accused of inappropriate acts with children at a church in Union Parish.
Daniel Steven Parker, 45, of Farmerville surrendered himself to deputies at the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office after an investigation by detectives, the department announced Tuesday.
The charges stem from a complaint UPSO Criminal Investigations Division investigators received from the victim’s parents. The complaint alleged the husband of a youth minister at an area church inappropriately touched a juvenile member of the church.
While interviewing witnesses, CID investigators learned of an additional alleged juvenile victim and similar additional crimes that occurred as far back as 2020, both at the church and in the suspect’s home.
Deputies secured arrest warrants for Parker for six counts of misdemeanor sexual battery, and six counts of felony indecent behavior with juveniles. Parker was booked into the Union Parish Detention Center without incident.
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