Jamaican Pastor Answers to Sex Charges in New York Involving 16yo Male

Reverend Edward-Richard Hinds, a Jamaican-born pastor who lives in Brooklyn New York was arrested and charged after being accused of having sex with a 16 year old

The charges were handed down in the Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The case is built around a 2022 incident, as per law enforcement personnel, Hinds who is the executive director of the 67th Precinct Clergy Council engaged in sexual acts with the victim on Christmas Eve.

Hinds was charged with third-degree rape and having sex with a minor.