Virginia Pastor Arrested After Allegedly Sending Explicit Photos, Lewd Messages to Teen Boy
Police say Kenneth Baldwin admitted sending nude images to a 15-year-old and exposed himself three times in three states.
- Pennsylvania State Police accused Kenneth Baldwin, pastor at Crossroads Baptist Church in Bailey's Crossroads, of sending explicit images to a teenager he met while preaching in Pennsylvania in November 2024.
- Investigators allege Baldwin sent explicit photographs multiple times weekly for about a year, then several more pictures in recent weeks; he admitted to the conduct and exposing himself in three separate states.
- Police believe Baldwin may have victimized other children and are urging anyone with information to contact law enforcement, though specific locations of the alleged encounters remain undisclosed.
- Evangelist D.R. Harrison, who knew Baldwin through ministry work for years, called the accusations "repulsive," saying the allegations are "crushing all the teenagers that looked up to him."
- Crossroads Baptist Church and Baldwin have not returned requests for comment as authorities continue seeking information to determine the full scope of the alleged misconduct.
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A Northern Virginia pastor who traveled widely to preach is now accused of sending explicit images to a teenager he met at church in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Police said Kenneth Baldwin, an Alexandria resident and pastor at Crossroads Baptist Church in Bailey’s Crossroads, gave a sermon at a church in Pennsylvania in November 2024 and exchanged phone numbers with a boy who was 15 at the time. ALSO SEE| Arlington catholic priest on leave …
Virginia church fires pastor accused of sending explicit texts to teen
An independent fundamentalist Baptist church in northern Virginia fired its senior pastor after he was charged for sending explicit images of himself to a teenage boy. Crossroads Baptist Church in Bailey’s Crossroads, roughly seven miles southwest of Washington, D.C., announced on its website that Kenneth Kevin Baldwin, 47, was relieved of all church responsibilities. “Upon […]
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