The charging documents say Michael Romero walked into a police station and told officers he touched underaged boys while they slept since the early 2000s.
A former Magnolia youth pastor has been charged with indecency with a child after allegedly confessing to police.On Jan. 23, Michael Romero walked into the Magnolia Police Department and said he was the youth pastor at First Baptist Church in 2002 and resigned in 2012.
Charging documents say he admitted to inappropriately touching at least five underage boys, ages 14 to 16, at previous youth group retreats, gatherings, and sleepovers during his tenure at the church.Charging documents detail the alleged incidents and say that Romero would sleep in the same bed with several boys during camp and was the only adult supervising groups.
Investigators spoke with the victims; two said they remembered when it happened, and the other three said they did not recall. Charging documents say the victims were 'cuddled hard and groped ' by Romero.Copyright © 2023 KTRK-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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