Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 17
Former Youth Minister Jeff Taylor Indicted Over Abuse of 3 Minors
Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 17

Former Youth Minister Jeff Taylor Indicted Over Abuse of 3 Minors

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 17

Summary

  • Jeff Taylor, 66, was arrested after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of coercing and attempting to coerce three minors into sexual activity.
  • The indictment says the alleged abuse occurred while Taylor worked as a youth minister at Falls Church Episcopal in Northern Virginia in the 1990s and early 2000s.
  • An FBI investigation led to the charges against Taylor, a former minister at one of the region’s most prominent churches.
  • The case centers on alleged abuse spanning years and brings federal criminal scrutiny to conduct tied to the church’s youth program.

Insights

With his 2026 arraignment days away, how did a trusted Virginia youth minister hide decades of alleged abuse in plain sight?
After missed warnings in 2007, who else might face legal consequences for the former youth pastor's alleged crimes across multiple states?