AURORA, Colo. - The pastor of an Aurora church was behind bars Tuesday evening, charged with
sexual assault on a child by a person in a
position of trust.
The Rev. Isaac Aryee was arrested on Oct. 26th at his church, Praise Chapel International Ministries, on E. Mississippi Ave.
The case has been referred to the
Denver District Attorney's Office which says the case file is currently under seal. However, a D.A.'s office spokesperson confirms that the victim in the case in a 15-year-old girl whom Aryee met through the church.
Prosecutors believe it was an ongoing sexual affair.
Rev. Aryee and his wife moved to
Colorado from
Ghana in West Africa in 2002, according to the church's official Web site.
A
background check shows Aryee was also arrested by Denver Police in 2002 for soliciting a prostitute.
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