A former Western Massachusetts reverend who is wanted in Berkshire County on indecent assault on a child charges was arrested in Florida on Monday.

On April 16, a Berkshire County Superior Court jury indicted 80-year-old Eric Anderson on two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, the Berkshire County District attorney’s office said in a press release Thursday.

The charges stem from alleged crimes that occurred in June 1980, the district attorney’s office said. According to The Berkshire Eagle , the offenses are tied to Anderson’s alleged conduct while part of the now-defunct The Bible Speaks church location in Lenox.

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