William Stefan Wahl, a 27 year old Port Huron man, was arrested and arraigned on Friday, January 21, 2022 on criminal sexual conduct charges related to underage victims. Wahl is a former youth pastor at The River Church, a nondenominational Christian church with two locations in St. Clair County.
The sheriff’s department began investigating the incidents in late 2021, and, according to a press release, the “sheriff’s office detective bureau’s investigation revealed that there were 4 victims involved with sexual abuse allegations beginning in 2014.”
Wahl stood mute in front of the Honorable Judge Mona Armstrong when he was arraigned on the following charges:
Count 1: Criminal Sexual Conduct – Second Degree (person under thirteen, defendant 17 years of age or older)
Count 2: Criminal Sexual Conduct -Second Degree (person under thirteen, defendant 17 years of age or older)
Count 3: Criminal Sexual Conduct – Fourth Degree
Count 4: Criminal Sexual Conduct – Fourth Degree
Count 5: Aggravated Indecent Exposure
Count 6: Children – Distributing Sexually Explicit, Visual or Verbal Matter to a Minor
Count 7: Computers – Using to Commit a Crime
Wahl’s bond was set at $25,000 (with no 10%), and the Sheriff’s office is asking anyone with additional information or possibly other victims to contact Detective Wade at (810) 987-1738.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
