PASTOR DETAILS VICTIMS’ ALLEGED ABUSE IN SOMERSET COUNTY

The first day of the trial of former Somerset County 911 coordinator Bradley Lavan saw its first witness—a Somerset Borough Police officer, who also serves as a local pastor. Lavan is accused of sexually abusing multiple children over a two-year span, with two of the alleged victims being relatives of Lavan. The mother of one of the alleged victims called to ask for a pastoral counseling session. The mother told the pastor that Lavan allegedly forced them and another victim to touch him inappropriately. The trial will continue today in Somerset County.