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Friday, February 23, 2024
A former Orange County youth pastor who worked at a popular megachurch was charged with allegedly molesting four teenage boys. Ruven Meulenberg, 39, mentored junior-high-aged children at Saddleback Church, a popular evangelical Christian megachurch in Lake Forest. Meulenberg and his twin brother were also featured on a YouTube channel dedicated to gaming and music production. In May 2017, Meulenberg was arrested for allegedly engaging in lewd conduct and an inappropriate relationship with two 14-year-old twin boys. The incidents took place between May 2016 and May 2017 while at a movie theater and inside the pastor's car, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. At the time of the alleged abuse, one of the victims regularly attended the church and was part of its Junior High Ministry program, which is "designed specifically to help 7th-8th graders connect with Jesus, each other and a caring adult," according to Saddleback Church. |
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