Coral Springs Pastor Faces Sexual Battery Charge
Police Say He Had 5-Month Consensual Relationship With 14-Year-Old
POSTED: Sunday, November 22, 2009
  Russell Lewis
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- A South Florida youth minister is behind bars, accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.Russell Lewis is a minister at the Church by the Glades, located at 400 Lakeview Drive in Coral Springs.Detectives said he had a five-month consensual relationship with the teen.Lewis is charged with one count of custodial sexual battery and 10 counts of lewd and lascivious molestation.Police believe this is an isolated incident, but if there are any other victims please contact Detective Ken Clark at 954-346-1300.
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