A former youth pastor at a local church has received his sentence for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
Joshua Amoroso, 22, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, 10 years-to-life of sex offender intensive supervised probation, and can't participate as a leader in any religious organization until further notice by the court.
Amoroso was arrested in December at Chapel Hills Mall following a two-month investigation, and fired from Gateway Christian Church in Colorado Springs. At the time, the church issued a statement saying they looked into the matter immediately after receiving allegations that Amoroso had acted inappropriately, and that they would "not tolerate the conduct of any minister who exploits a person he is to serve."
Phone records showed Amoroso had constant contact with the teenager, reportedly exchanging more than 16,000 text messages and phone calls in a three month period.
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