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More victims come forward against Charlotte pastor who was convicted of indecent liberties with kids

Robert "Bobby" Price is facing 14 new charges that he abused children from 2001 to 2011 at a Concord church. He was convicted on similar charges in 2014.

Posted 2023-08-05T15:56:12+00:00 - Updated 2023-08-05T15:56:12+00:00

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A Charlotte pastor who was previously convicted of indecent liberties with children is facing new charges after more victims came forward, police announced Friday.

Robert "Bobby" Price, 56, was arrested early Friday morning by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on warrants that he had inappropriately touched children from 2001 to 2011. Price was charged with 13 counts of indecent liberties with a minor and one count of statutory sexual offense.

Capt. Jim Wright said three victims came forward and reported that Price abused them when they were between 9 and 15 years old. The victims identified Price as the suspect and told detectives that he abused them at King's Way Baptist Church in Concord, where he served as a youth pastor. That's how he met the victims, according to CMPD.