Indiana woman whose pastor had sex with her when she was 16, speaks out about grooming

Indiana Woman who revealed her pastor had sex with her when she was 16, forced her to admit it in front of her congregation, talks about years of ‘grooming’ at the hands of disgraced community leader and suggested that ‘tampering’ occurred. before reaching the legal age of consent.

Bobby Geffert, 43, took the stage at New Life Christian Church on May 22, when Pastor John Lowe II, 65, told his congregation that he had once committed adultery, only to tell Geffert that he was the person in his story. and that she was only 16 years old at that time.

Since facing Lowe in now-viral video, North Manchester’s Geffert reveals Fox News The pastor groomed her at an early age, touched her inappropriately, and made trips to Bible school to see her.

Describing her teenage years with Lowe, she said, ‘shoulder massages, lap situps, long hugs, things like that nature that would get longer and deeper,’ she added that ‘squashed’ happened before the age of 16 Legal age of consent, Indiana.

The new allegations raise questions about possible legal action facing Lowe, who has yet to discuss the alleged ‘beauty’ but admitted to having sex with the then-16-year-old as he resigned from his position. Had given.

Geffert discussed how difficult it was to open up to her husband, Nate (right), about his trauma involving Lowe. Nate Lowe about the pastor’s sexual involvement with Geffert before she herself took the stage to speak

Geffert accused Lowe (above) of grooming her at an early age and molesting her when she was under 16.

Although Geffert did not specify when her relationship with Lowe began, she described it as ‘the way a lot of grooming begins’, and noted how close and influential Lowe and her family were with her, It was difficult to talk to anyone about it. My.

“They were like a family to us,” she told Fox. ‘And that was the hardest part … it was hard for people to realize that we were there all the time and were heavily involved in our church. And this whole time, keeping those secrets inside me.’

He narrated the example of a time when Lowe allegedly placed his head on Geffert’s lap while they were set on a sofa together and another when he was traveling to Texas where he attended a year of Bible school. Was being

Geffert said that he had never considered himself ‘an actual victim’, but the lines blurred when he forced himself to face his past and review what really happened between him and Lowe. .

“And then feeling and opening up and just, when you step out looking out, you realize what was really happening and just a prison of lies and deceit and cover-ups,” she told Fox. .