Police say pastor sexually abuses 15-year-old girl in basement of Huntington Station church

Clinton Bucknor, 71, of Huntington, was arrested Thursday, May 9, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police detectives.

According to police, the victim’s sister called 911 on Wednesday, May 8, saying her 15-year-old sister had been sexually abused by a minister at the Huntington Seventh-Day Adventist Church on West 9th Street.

An investigation found that Clinton sent the girl an inappropriate photo and text message and had sexual contact with her in the church basement in March 2024, police said.

Bucknor is charged with sexual abuse, criminal solicitation and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday, May 10, in First District Court in Central Islip.

Investigators asked anyone who may have been a victim of Bucknor to contact Suffolk County police at 631-852-6531.

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