A former youth pastor at Central Christian Church in Rossville, Maryland, has been accused of sexually abusing teenage boys between 2006 and 2010, Baltimore County police said Thursday.

Thomas Pinkerton, 52, was arrested at his home in Georgia and extradited to Maryland on Wednesday. He is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.

Pinkerton is facing 24 charges, including multiple counts of child abuse, assault, sex offense, and sexual abuse of a minor. He will be held without bail, a judge ruled, citing concerns for public safety.

"We're obviously frustrated that he wasn't released," said Pinkerton's attorney Justin Hollimon. "In this country, we're presumed innocent until proven guilty, so the norm should be released pending a conviction."

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