A Florence pastor is facing sexual abuse charges involving a minor. Anthony Brooks who is 48 has Ben charged with sexual abuse in the first degree. The victim of the alleged abuse is a juvenile girl. Deputies are not releasing her age at this time. It is known that the girl reported the alleged act at the beginning of the year. Brooks is the lead pastor at A well known church in Florence. Investigators says the alleged abuse happened over the

last three years. Brooks has been indicted by a grand jury in and arrested. He has been released after spending four days in jail on a $5,000 cash bond. "As far as we know, the only information that we're aware of is the one victim, and that is it. There has been nobody else that has come forward pertaining to this matter. At this time there is no proof of the incident. It is currently still being investigated.