Popular Florida radio host and pastor sexually battered a minor for five years, police say
A Central Florida pastor and radio personality has been arrested after police say he sexually abused a minor several times over five years.
On Tuesday, Winter Park police met with the victim, who told them that the pastor committed sexual battery from 2005 to 2010 when the person was a teen, police said.
During that time, Bryan Fulwider, 59, was the senior pastor at the First Congregational Church of Winter Park, police said.
Fulwider was a co-host on the radio show Friends Talking Faith with The Three Wise Guys. In 2012, Fulwider and two of his friends created the weekly radio show which airs on Orlando’s NPR affiliate, 90.7 WMFE.
Fulwider was an ordained minister who served as a pastor for more than 30 years in both the United Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ. He served the First Congregational Church of Winter Park for 13 years and is also a chairperson of the Interfaith Council of Central Florida, according to his biography on the radio show’s website.
An investigation determined that Fulwider was the pastor, police said.
Fulwider was arrested on Wednesday and charged with 30 counts of sexual battery by a person who is in a position of custodial authority to a person less than 18 years of age.
Police ask that anyone who has knowledge regarding the case, or believe they have been a victim of Fulwider’s, call the Winter Park Police Department at 407-599-3211.
Fulwider remained in a Seminole County jail Wednesday.
This story was originally published October 3, 2019 at 1:37 PM.
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