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Gregory Jones, pastor of Liberty Christian Fellowship in Mountain Home, Idaho, stands accused of sex trafficking.
New information is coming to light about a Mountain Home man who was arrested over the weekend on charges of sex trafficking.
Gregory Jones was arrested in Mountain Home on April 25 and charged with penetration with a foreign object and sex trafficking. Tips received from community members led CBS2 to uncover that Gregory Jones is the pastor of Liberty Christian Fellowship church in Mountain Home and was the operations director at NXT Dream Center Daycare. Jones can be seen preaching as recently as April 13 via Facebook live stream.
According to a 2013 article in the Mountain Home News, Gregory Jones, a Major in the Idaho Air National Guard at the time, was named Person of the Year during the 24th Annual Black History Banquet.
The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office noted in a public release that the arrest of Gregory Jones was largely made possible due to brave victims and witnesses who have come forward, providing crucial evidence in the case. The Sheriff’s office is concerned that there are more victims out there. Anyone with information related to this case, or who believes they may have been a victim, is encouraged to contact the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office at (208) 587-2100.
Gregory Wayne Jones was well-respected in his community of Mountain Home, Idaho. His work as a director of operations at a daycare and as a pastor made Jones a trusted civilian in the area. That is until he was arrested on heinous accusations.
The investigation into Jones began on January 31, 2025, according to a statement by the Elmore County Sheriff. It was then that multiple alleged victims came forward and provided “critical evidence” for the case against Jones. It’s unclear exactly how many victims have come forward at this point in the investigation.
The pastor was taken into custody on Friday (April 25) and charged with Sexual penetration with a foreign object and Human sex trafficking, according to reports. He is being held at the Elmore County Detention Center in Idaho.
Jones previously worked at NXT Dream Center, which describes itself as “a non-profit 501(c)(3) Community Development Corporation (CDC)” providing community support for veterans, seniors and youth. Jones was listed as the Director of Operations for at NXT.
After news of Jones’ arrest broke, community members came forward to express their shock. “I am disgusted. I’m angry,” Kerstyn Tracy, a parent at NXT told Idaho News 6. “And [I’m] very distrusting of not only the sheriff’s department at this point but daycare facilities in general,” she continued.
According to Tracy, NXT never informed the parents or greater NXT community of Jones’ arrest. Instead, she had to find out through her Facebook friends. “They have yet to put out a statement or address any communication, email, text, phone call, in person,” Tracy said.
She went on to say she knew Jones, and he worked closely with the kids at the daycare facility. “They [NXT] were aware that he’s being investigated for sex crimes. And I feel like that is a possibility of a danger to our children. And I am very upset about that,” she added.
Bruce Gerencser, 67, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 46 years. He and his wife have six grown children and sixteen grandchildren. Bruce pastored Evangelical churches for twenty-five years in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Bruce is now a humanist and an atheist.
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So many of these predators have unrestricted access to children. That’s disgusting.