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Wilkes County Pastor Charged With Over 100 Felony Sex Offense Counts

A Wilkes County pastor has been charged with over 100 counts of sex offenses involving children. 

Wilkes County police allege 58-year-old Rodney Dean Luffman sexually abused three children between 2000 and 2015. The Wilkes Journal Patriot reports victims ranged in age from 4 to 16. 

Luffman was arrested last week and charged with over 100 counts of felony sexual offenses. He is being held at the Wilkes County Jail on $1 million bond. 

Luffman is the pastor of Open Arms Outreach Ministries, a non-denominational church in Elkin. 

The investigation is ongoing. 
 

April Laissle is a reporter and WFDD's host of All Things Considered. Her work has been featured on several national news programs and recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Before joining WFDD in 2019, she worked at public radio stations in Ohio and California.

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