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Former Fort Collins teacher and pastor arrested, charged with sexual assault of former student
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By Dillon Thomas
Fort Collins, Colorado police have arrested Matthew McGinley, 30, accusing the former worship pastor and teacher of sexual assault of a minor by a person in a position of trust. In police and court records obtained by CBS News Colorado, McGinley is accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student that continued for more than one year.
McGinley was a part-time educator at a prominent Northern Colorado Christian school for the 2018-2019 school year, according to the school.
According to police, that is when McGinley met the victim in one of the classes he helped teach. The student was younger than 18 when they met.
Police reported that McGinley, 24 at the time, and the student began by exchanging flirtatious late-night texts before the relationship progressed to kissing. Police said the two started having sex at the beginning of 2020. It continued through part of 2020 until the victim cut off communication, according to police.
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McGinley went on to become the worship and marketing pastor for a Fort Collins church known as "Ascent Project."
McGinley was a part-time educator at a prominent Northern Colorado Christian school for the 2018-2019 school year, according to the school.
According to police, that is when McGinley met the victim in one of the classes he helped teach. The student was younger than 18 when they met.
Police reported that McGinley, 24 at the time, and the student began by exchanging flirtatious late-night texts before the relationship progressed to kissing. Police said the two started having sex at the beginning of 2020. It continued through part of 2020 until the victim cut off communication, according to police.
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McGinley went on to become the worship and marketing pastor for a Fort Collins church known as "Ascent Project."
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