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Updated: 3/23/2012 7:43 am

Published: 3/23/2012 7:42 am

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A northeast Arkansas pastor says he's prepared to face his criminal charges after he was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Charles Hughes appeared in court Thursday for a first appearance after he was arrested on suspicion of first-degree sexual assault, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and obstructing governmental operations.

Police accuse the Monette pastor of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl who was reported missing in Nebraska. The teen, who's related to Hughes' wife, was found safe Wednesday at a mobile home in Monette.

The Jonesboro Sun reports that Hughes told a judge Thursday that he knew what he did was wrong.

Police say federal charges are possible because the teen was taken across state lines. Hughes is scheduled to be arraigned April 13.

Associated Press

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deniedmom - 4/13/2012 11:17 AM

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this man is also approved by the state of arkansas and his home has a foster child placed there. I am the previous long term foster parent of the 7 year old girl, requested to adopt her and her sibling the state has put in a pediatric facility, my request to adopt was denied because i failed to get tb skin test and physical forms turned into dcfs, I missed the deadline by 3 days....but this man and his family are a suitable placement for this child.....why hasn't it been reported he not only is a pastor but also a foster and adoptive parent?????

ladyofthehill - 3/23/2012 9:23 AM

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They need to have open season on these sick perverts and maybe thin some of them out.They have no place in society where normal people live and have no right to breathe the same air.I feel no remorse for the way i feel because people like this make their own decisions.

wpsark - 3/23/2012 8:42 AM

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he knew what he did was wrong so he's basically admitted his guilt....Sick perv, if I was his wife, I would have cut off his junk and stuffed it down his throat.

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