A pastor from Colorado was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly impregnated a 14-year-old girl who had his child.
22-Year-Old Romello Leach, of Colorado Springs, Colo., who is a pastor for several churches that meet at a Colorado Springs hotel, faces multiple counts of sexual assault on a child, The Gazette have reported.
The unidentified girl said that she and the pastor had sex on two occasions, once in Nov. 2016 in Leach’s car and at her home earlier this year, the Denver Channel reported.
The teenager gave birth to the child on Sept. 15 when she was 15 years old. The girl reportedly did not inform anyone she was pregnant until her mother noticed her “larger belly” in May, arrest records stated.
The teenager’s mother took her to the Colorado Springs Pregnancy Center where they notified an employee that Leach was the father, the affidavit said.
The employee informed the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office of the pregnancy and an investigation was later launched.
Leach reportedly told his ex-wife in a recorded telephone discussion that he had sexual relations with the teenager and admitted to being the father of her baby, records stated.
Leach said to his ex-wife that “he knows he had made the worst mistake” and “it’s not like he will go around and sleep with everybody’s 13 or 14-year-daughter,” the affidavit said.
In a separate recorded phone call, Leach also admitted to an unidentified person of having sexual relations with the girl at least four times and being the baby’s father. Leach “admitted the behavior was wrong and said he was full of lust at the time,” The Gazette reported.
Leach was being held at El Paso County jail without any bond. Deputies were still investigating if there were any other victims of Leach’s.
Husbands Stress Women Out Twice As Much As Children, Study Shows
Sadly in many cases, women feel like they are a parent to their partners as well, and lack their support.
When this is the case, it drains the Mom’s energy and causes stress on a daily basis.
Marriage is as demanding as much as motherhood is for many women, and researchers have now found that an average mom rates her stress levels an 8.5 out of 10, and even 46% of the women involved in the study reported that their husbands are causing more stress than their children!
Here is a summary of the interesting findings:
* 3 in every 4 mothers with partners claim that do most of the parenting and household duties
* 1 in every 5 mothers claims that the main cause of stress is the lack of help from her husband
* Mothers claim that most stress is a result of the lack of time to do everything that needs to be done at home
In addition to this, researchers from the University of Padova found that after the death of their wives, the health of husbands deteriorates, while in the opposite case, when women lose their husbands, they actually become healthier and cope with depression and stress much easier.
This means that men actually relied more heavily on their wives.
To solve these problems, and reduce stress, there are more things which can help:
Firstly, partners should split their responsibilities, such as doctor appointments, organizing events as well as homework duties.
If this is not a possibility, start talking on the subject and explain to your husband about the stress that you are exposed to on a daily basis.
You can also make a to-do-list or a shared calendar.
In some cases, men would actually love to be the best father and husband in the world, but their wives do not trust them enough to give them important responsibilities.Therefore, resist the temptation to do all by yourself in order to be done “perfectly”, and ask your partner to step in and help with his contribution.
A lot of couples leave their relationship behind and mainly focus on being parents, which is not good.
Remember that you are partners and individuals too, so make sure you spend some time for yourself, and some time dedicated to your partner only.
Happy Mom = Happy Family!
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