WEBSTER COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) -A Niangua, Mo., pastor already accused of forced labor at a sober living program now faces child abuse charges.

According to court documents, Isaac Tilden, founder of the Compassion House in Niangua, is charged with abuse or neglect of a child.

In the probable cause statement, the victim stated that Tilden would lock her outside his house and would hit, yell, and cuss at her. Court records state that the victim is Tilden’s child.

The victim also said in an interview with deputies that two men attending the program touched her inappropriately in June 2023. The victim stated that Tilden allowed sex offenders in his sober living facility to be around children at the church.

Charges filed against Tilden in July accuse him of forcing people going through the pro

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