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Tony Shaw, pastor of Ruby Valley Baptist Church in Sheridan, Montana, stands accused of sexually assaulting a teen church girl. Ruby Valley is an Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) congregation.
Authorities say a pastor at Ruby Valley Baptist Church in Sheridan had inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old girl in the basement of the church.
They arrested Tony Aaron Shaw, 55, on a felony complaint of sexual assault on Tuesday and he was taken to the Gallatin County jail, where he later posted $75,000 bond and was released.
Shaw, contacted by telephone, told The Montana Standard on Thursday that the allegation “had to do with how someone perceived something” and was false.
“It was nothing,” he said.
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According to the complaint, someone performing work at the church witnessed Shaw having inappropriate contact with the girl in the basement of the church. Sheriff’s officials say they had received a prior sexual assault complaint involving Shaw.
“It was nothing”
Really? Because that is what people say when it was something.
Of course he’s going to say “it was nothing” they always do. Check out his FB acct and I’m not a Therapist but I see many red flags in his pictures and comments. The little girl sitting on his lap looks very uncomfortable sitting close to him and him touching her as if she is being forced to sit there. And the cheesy grin on his face compared to expression on the poor little girls. Please tell me CPS has removed from the home the 2 young girls who appear to be in age range of 7 and 14 on his FB account?