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Former pastor arrested on underage sex charge

Pastor from New Miami stepped down from West Middletown Church of God  last month.

Hence Hamblin Jr.

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By Lauren Pack, Staff Writer Updated 11:10 AM Saturday, September 12, 2009

MADISON TWP. — A former church pastor has been arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching an underage female, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.

Hence Hamblin Jr., 66, of the 5100 block of Augspurger Avenue in New Miami, was charged Wednesday, Sept. 9, with one count of gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony, after allegedly admitting to detectives he had inappropriately touched a teenage girl, according to the sheriff’s office.

Hamblin resigned in August as pastor of the West Middletown Church of God in Madison Twp. He stated he resigned in light of the incident, deputies said.

No one at the church could be reached for comment Friday.

Hamblin was booked into the Butler County Jail and later was released after posting $5,000 bond.

He is scheduled to appear at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, for a preliminary hearing in Hamilton Municipal Court.

Authorities are asking anyone with any possible additional information regarding Hamblin to contact Detective Joe Fuller of the sheriff’s office at (513) 785-1239 or by e-mail at www.butlersheriff.org.

Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2168 or lpack@coxohio.com.

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