Past West Chester Christian Teacher Charged With Child Sex Abuse

WEST CHESTER, PA — A former teacher at West Chester Christian School and a current pastor of a Baptist church is accused of sexually abusing a first-grader during the 2007-08 school year, and has been charged, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said Friday morning.

The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and West Goshen Township Police announced charges against Randy Boston, 63, of Shickshinny, Pa., is charged with Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, Institutional Sexual Assault, and related charges. Court records show Boston faces seven felony charges.

The D.A.'s report said Boston is currently a pastor at the Bible Baptist Church in Shickshinny, a borough in Luzerne County.

Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said, "This is the second teacher we have arrested in a week for sexually abusing a child. We are waging a war on child abuse and we will come after every single pedophile in this county. This epidemic must end. The impact of child abuse is catastrophic. My office stands with all survivors and we will do everything in our power to get justice."

Read about a West Chester charter school teacher charged last week here.

The complaint against Boston states that in June 2021, West Goshen Township Police received a report alleging a 21-year old victim had been sexually abused by a teacher when the victim was in first grade at West Chester Christian School on Paoli Pike in West Chester. Boston was a teacher at the school from 1979 to 2008, the report said.

The victim was abused as many as three times by the defendant during the 2007-08 school year, the criminal complaint alleges. The victim recalled one incident in the gym before school started in the morning when the victim stuck his tongue out at another student. Boston, who was monitoring the students, saw the encounter and ordered the victim to follow him to the gym's basement.

The report said Boston took the victim to a room, where he shut the door and told him to remove his belt and pull his pants down. Boston first performed oral sex on the victim before telling the victim to perform oral sex on him, the criminal complaint alleges.

West Goshen detectives arrested the defendant in Shickshinny on July 7.

He is being held at Chester County Prison on $50,000 cash bail. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 19.

West Goshen Township Police are investigating. Christine Abatemarco is the assigned prosecutor.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to call West Goshen Police Detective William Cuddhy at (610) 696-7400.

Ryan said today, "I encourage anyone who may have information about this case to contact the West Goshen Township Police Department at (610) 696-7400 as soon as possible."

If you suspect child abuse, call Childline at 1-800-932-0313.

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