Kennesaw City Council Member Facing Child Molestation Charges Attends Work Session

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The Kennesaw city councilman who allegedly sexually assaulted a young boy was allowed to participate in the council’s Wednesday evening work session, the Marietta Daily Journal said.

Leonard Church was indicted on two counts of child molestation by a Cobb County grand jury on Jan. 8. Church turned himself into police on the morning of Jan. 9, posted a $20,000 bond that afternoon, and was released from the Cobb County jail. Church’s bond order allows him to participate in city council meetings and work sessions, the MDJ said.

Church faces one count of child molestation, one count of aggravated child molestation, and four counts of sexual exploitation of children. According to the indictment, Church stands accused of fondling a young boy while showing him pornographic images during May of 2014. In addition, Church allegedly possessed child pornography as early as 2006, including five images of young girls’ genitals and one image of a young boy’s genitals.

Church served as the Mayor of Kennesaw between 2000 and 2008, and was on the Kennesaw City Council at the time of his arrest on charges of child molestation in late June of last year.

No arraignment date for Church has been set yet.