Florida pastor cleared of child molestation charges says he forgives accusers
A Florida pastor accused in April of molesting four girls has been cleared of the criminal charges and says he forgives those he believes instigated the investigation that led to his arrest.
Angelo Musicaro, 56, founding pastor of Worship-Life Church in New Port Richey, spent 10 days in custody before church members raised money for his $600,000 bond. The Florida state attorney’s office has now dropped all four felony charges.
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Be advised, that could be any of us. It just takes one person who gets pissed off at a person then makes up a lie, knowing law enforcement will believe them. Those who do not have the money for a defense can have their lives ruined for life.
I think us on the registry are even easier targets of accusations, since we are already on the registry, who are they going to believe, a registered offender or a nice and proper person who never, ever lies. Even if dropped, the damage is done because any arrest leads to never getting off registration, even if found false.
Pastor Angelo Musicaro is a very good friend of mine, who I hold in the highest esteem. He is a true man of God and has contributed time and finances to help those in poverty both physically, monetary and most of all spiritually. He has traveled to Africa to minister to the people numerous times. This vile, evil accusations came from the pit of hell.
Tony, thank you for posting this, first off. I’m sorry the pastor had to go through this as well. I really feel for him, especially because now he has to deal with the bad press articles that initially smeared his name.
He needs to connect with someone knowledgeable who understands both the legal and digital side of this. Even when someone is cleared or the facts come out, those articles can remain online and continue showing up when someone searches their name There are legitimate ways to address the digital footprint and make sure the complete story is available.
Would love to meet with him I will reach out!! Im close to NPR
Florida ICAC is no joke. They have accused many people, and situations like this deserve to be looked at carefully based on the actual facts and evidence not just the headlines or initial allegations.
If a church pastor can be investigated and have his name besmirched, then how much easier is it for “good citizens” to drag our names off the public doxxing list (BKA SOR) and invent some story?