Former Brazoria County church employee charged with 18 counts including sexual assault of a child
Former church employee accused of child assault
A former Clute church employee was arrested on 18 counts of alleged child assault. FOX 26's Mekenna Earnhart shares details so far from documents, authorities, locals, and the church.
ANGLETON, Texas - An Angleton man was arrested on 18 counts, including aggravated sexual assault of a child and trafficking, records show.
According to the Lake Jackson Police Department, Adrian Gerard Johnson, 25, was arrested on Monday.
Former church employee accused of child assault
The backstory:
Police say Johnson was indicted by a grand jury on several sexual-related offenses involving children after a three-month, inter-agency investigation.
The investigation was sparked after a complaint was filed with the police department. Police say evidence and witness accounts gathered during the investigation allege that Johnson assaulted multiple female victims between 2020 and 2024.
Adrian Johnson (Credit: Brazoria County Jail)
Jail records list his 18 charges as follows:
- CT1-AGG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD
- CT2-AGG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD
- CT3-AGG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD
- CT4-AGG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD
- CT5-AGG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD
- CT6-AGG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD
- CT7-AGG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD
- CT8-INDECENCY W/A CHILD EXPOSES
- CT9-TRAFFICKING PERSON ENGAGE CONDUCT/SEXUAL
- CT10-SEXUAL ASSAULT BIGAMY
- CT11-COMPELLING PROSTITUTION UNDER AGE 18
- CT12-AGG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD
- CT13-SEXUAL PERFORM CHILD PRODUCE/DIRECT/PROMOTE
- CT14-SEXUAL PERFORM CHILD EMPLOY INDUCE/AUTHORIZE
- CT15-TRAFFICKING PERSON ENGAGE CONDUCT/SEXUAL
- CT16-SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD
- CT17-SEXUAL PERF BY CHILD <14 YRS PRODUCE/DIR/PROMO
- CT18-SEXUAL PERF BY CHILD <14 YRS PRODUCE/DIR/PROMO
Lake Jackson Police say no other information will be shared as the investigation continues.
What's next:
Johnson is being held at the Brazoria County Jail without bond.
Church confirms
What they're saying:
Destiny Church in Clute confirmed with FOX 26 that Johnson is a former employee at the church.
The church plans on releasing a full statement as a response.
The Source: The information in this article comes from Brazoria County Jail Records and the Lake Jackson Police Department.