Arlington pastor arrested on sex assault, indecency charges

ARLINGTON, Texas - The founding pastor of an Arlington church turned himself into the Tarrant County jail on Thursday after being charged with sex crimes.

Ronnie Goines, 51, is the lead pastor at Koinonia Christian Church in Arlington, according to online information.

He had two warrants for his arrest.

Goines faces one count of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault after a woman made an outcry last month.

He previously served on Arlington’s Unity Council and is a former member of the Arlington Police Department’s clergy and police partnership program.

Early Friday, there was no visible activity at the church campus. Its phone lines indicate the church officers are regularly closed on Friday,

Police have released limited information, and it is unclear of the relationship between Goines and the alleged victim.

Investigators have stopped short of saying there could be more victims involved, but they make it clear the sexual assault investigation is ongoing.

They're asking anyone with additional information about the case to contact Arlington police.

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As of Friday afternoon, FOX 4 had not received a response from church administrators to our phone messages or an email.