Fort Collins police have arrested Matthew McGinley, 30, accusing the former worship pastor and teacher of sexual assault of a minor by a person in a position of trust. In police and court records obtained by CBS News Colorado, McGinley is accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student that continued for more than one year.

McGinley was a part-time educator at a prominent Northern Colorado Christian school for the 2018-2019 school year, according to the school.

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According to police, that is when McGinley met the victim in one of the classes he helped teach. The student was younger than 18 when they met.

Police reported that McGinley, 24 at the time, and the student started off by sending flirtatious late-night texts before the relationship

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