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St. Petersburg, Florida - Three people who help a missionary set up a nationally-known Christmas lights display are facing allegations of sexual misconduct.
The allegations are coming from a brother and sister who were involved with the mission 20 years ago when they were children. Theyre now adults in their late 20s.
St. Petersburg police arrested three people who worked with the Gospel Truth of St. Petersburg. They help with Christmas lights and missionary work overseas
Seventy-two year old Wesley Ball is charged with three counts of sexual battery. Forty-year old Lytricia Gardner and 42-year-old Angela Hunnicutt are each charged with two counts of principal to capital sexual battery.
Missionary Ted Kresge says the charges against his helpers are false.
- Ted Kresge, Missionary:
- Knowing them as I do, I am 100 percent positive, I really believe it that whatever is being said about these people I do not believe it.
Because of the nature of the allegations, St. Petersburg police wont say much about the alleged victims, but confirm the man, now in his late 20s is in prison for robbery.
As of Thursday night, the missionarys three helpers had not made bail and were still being held in the Pinellas County jail.
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Dave Balut, Tampa Bay's 10 News