by: WOODTV.com staff
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan State Police confirm that a Kalamazoo pastor accused of paying teens for sex has turned himself in Thursday morning, police say.
MSP troopers said that Rev. Stricjavvar “Strick” Strickland went to the Kalamazoo County Jail around 9 a.m.
Strickland is expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon.
An attorney representing the pastor said he was living in the southern United States and had to deal with hurricane weather and transportation issues. Those issues prevented Strickland from turning himself in earlier, the attorney said.
Police say Strickland, 37, faces 11 felony charges, including counts of criminal sexual conduct and human trafficking.
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