Pastor Sentenced to 3 Years for Sexual Assault of a Minor

NEW HAVEN PASTOR SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR

NEW HAVEN >> A New Haven pastor has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.

Walter Williams, who was 59 at the time of his arrest last July, lives in Northford section of North Branford. He is senior pastor at the Walk of Faith Church of Christ in New Haven, according to the church’s website.

Police said he was accused of having as many as six sexual encounters with a minor who was a member of the church. According to police, the incidents occurred between July 2015 and April 2016.

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