Zachary Radcliff, 29, who worked at Oakwood Church in Augusta Township, Michigan, is accused of abusing youth as far back as 2011.

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - The lead pastor of an Ypsilanti-area church and father of a man accused of criminal sexual conduct against children said he was “blindsided” by the allegations. “I have been as freaked out as everyone else has been,” said the Rev. Frank Radcliff, the lead pastor of Oakwood Church, 9074 Whittaker Road in Ypsilanti.

A Michigan church youth pastor who moonlights as a Christian rock singer and has performed before high-profile conservative audiences has been accused of preying on teenagers in his father’s flock for more than 10 years.

Zachary Radcliff, the music and youth pastor at Oakwood Church in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, is accused of a string of offenses relating to sexually abusive activity

A Hartsville youth pastor turned himself in to Darlington County authorities on Thursday after being accused of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, deputies said. Deputies began investigating Andrew Payne in January after a report was filed.