Youth pastor faces sex assault charges

August 4, 2016 at 4:43 a.m. | Updated August 4, 2016 at 4:52 a.m.

A youth pastor at Anchor Church in Texarkana was arrested Wednesday on three counts of sexual assault involving a teen girl.

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Northwest Arkansas Newspapers

NWA MEDIA/SAMANTHA BAKER Tiphani Moon (cq), consumer support personal with the Arkansas Support Network, watches Adam McDaniel kick around in the pool Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Brookhaven Apartments in Springdale. McDaniel uses a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy but can access the pool due to a ramp entrance.

David Farren, 41, allegedly assaulted the girl when she was 16 and 17, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Connie Mitchell said. The girl was allegedly a member of the youth group Farren headed.

Miller County jail records show Farren was booked at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. He is expected to appear before a Miller County judge Thursday for an initial appearance at which time bail will be set.

First degree sexual assault is a class A felony in Arkansas. Each of the three counts Farren is charged with is punishable by six to 30 years in prison.

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