Pastor Accused of Soliciting Undercover Cop Posing as Teen
Posted/updated on: May 3, 2012 at 4:25 pm
MARSHALL — A Marshall pastor is behind bars for allegedly having an explicit Internet chat with someone he believed to be a 14 year old girl. According to KETK, police arrested Raymond Earl Cooper, 42, on Wednesday morning in Harrison County. He’s currently the pastor of First Church of the Nazarene in Marshall. Police say he tried to sexually solicit an undercover deputy posing as a teenage girl. He’s charged with online solicitation of a minor and could face up to 10 years in prison.
