A Birmingham-area minister has been formally charged with rape and sodomy after he was arrested Thursday forallegedly victimizing a minor female.
Glenn VanZandt, 55, of Hoover, faces charges of second-degree rape and second-degree sodomy contained in his arrest warrants
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"There was a period of victimization over several months where he had sex and sodomized a minor female under the age of 16,"
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VanZandt this morning remained in the Pleasant Grove jail awaiting transport to the Jefferson County jail in Bessemer, Reid said. His bond has been set at $60,000.
Police arrested VanZandt, the head minister of the Palisades Family Church of Christ
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Reid said the police investigation initially involved allegations of sexual misconduct against VanZandt, "and throughout the investigation yesterday it led to the rape second-degree and sodomy second-degree charges."