Police are now actively hunting for a former pastor who is wanted on rape charges.
The 33-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl who went to his church and lived with him.
Jacob Malone is now wanted by police on charges of rape, institutional sexual assault and other related offences.
It is reported the he met the girls years ago when she was just 12-year-old and attending an Arizona church where he worked as a pastor.
Bill Bateman, a pastor at Calvary Fellowship, said Malone worked at the church for about 18 months, he told The Philadelphia Inquirer.
He said Malone and his wife treated the girl like an adopted daughter.
The teenager told police Malone began to sexually assault her in the fall of 2014.
Police believe he is aware of the warrant for his arrest and may have fled the state.
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