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Warren pastor charged in child sex case
A Baptist church leader is set to be arraigned today on charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old male student.

Christopher Settlemoir, 27, is pastor at Antioch Baptist Church in Warren and principal at its small K-12 school, Antioch Baptist Academy.

He is charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct stemming from contact with the student, police said. He was released Saturday on a $1 million interim bond.

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"This is extremely disturbing," said Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer, who is expected to release more details on the case today.

"This ... 15-year-old was taken advantage of by a person of trust." ...