Fayetteville pastor faces more than 140 sex crime charges

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – A Fayetteville pastor has been arrested in connection with four different children being sexually abused from 1996 to 2008, police confirmed.

Glen Collins, 51, knew the victims at the time of the offenses and was a pastor of a church in east Fayetteville.

Detectives began investigating the allegations in October 2017 after a victim came forward.

Detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department’s Youth Services Division have charged and arrested a suspect in connection with reported sexual abuse that occurred between the years of 1996 and 2008. Detectives began investigating these allegations in October 2017, after a victim came forward and notified the FPD of the sexual abuse.

Collins was charged with:

• 12 counts of 1^st Degree Rape
• 5 counts of 1^st Degree Sexual Offense
• 5 counts of 2^nd Degree Rape
• 3 counts of 2^nd Degree Sexual Offense
• 9 counts of Statutory Rape
• 6 counts of Statutory Sexual Offense
• 32 counts of Indecent Liberties with a Child
• 25 counts of Child Sexual – Sexual Activity
• 39 counts of Sexual Activity by a Parent
• 2 counts of Crimes Against Nature
• 2 counts of Sexual Battery
• 1 count of Attempted 2^nd Degree Sexual Offense
• 1 count of Attempted Crimes Against Nature

Collins surrendered to law enforcement on Monday evening

He’s being held on a $3.75 million secured bond.