FOUR OAKS, N.C. -- A pastor at a North Carolina church is accused of engaging in sexual acts with an underage girl.

  • Officers charged 61-year-old Pastor Stephen Arthur Morris on Friday with statutory rape/sex offense
  • Morris is accused of committing crimes against a 13-year-old from 2013 to 2014
  • His bail was set at $2.5 million ahead of his July 25 hearing

Johnston County sheriff's officers charged 61-year-old Stephen Arthur Morris on Friday with statutory rape/sex offense and indecent liberties with a child.

The sheriff's spokesman Capt. Jeff Caldwell says Morris is accused of committing crimes against a 13-year-old from 2013 to 2014.

News outlets report Morris has led the Oliver’s Grove Baptist Church in Four Oaks. His bail was set at $2.5 million ahead of his July 25 hearing.

 It is unclear whether he has an attorney who can comment on his behalf.