Local Medford man Harry L. Thomas, pastor of Come Alive Church, has been charged with multiple accounts of sexual assault against minors
Thomas is the pastor of Come Alive Church in Medford Township.
The investigation revealed that the assaults occurred in Medford Township between 1999 and 2015. Information about the victims is being withheld in an attempt to protect their identities.
The case is being investigated by the Medford Township Police Department and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. The lead investigators are Medford Police Detective William Knecht and BCPO Detective Jack Bowker.
The case will be prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Stephen Eife, supervisor of the Prosecutor’s Office Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Unit.
Anyone who may have experienced inappropriate contact by Thomas is asked to call the Prosecutor’s Office Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Unit at 609–265–5879, or the Medford Township Police Department at 609–654–7511.
All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
