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PENSACOLA -- An opponent of abortion who had strong ties to the gunmen and bombers who waged deadly violence against clinics here over the past two decades was arrested Tuesday on charges that he molested a resident at the girls home he owns.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested John Burt, 65, shortly before 1 a.m. at an Interstate 10 rest stop near Chattahoochee, about 170 miles east of Pensacola.
Burt is accused of assaulting a 15-year-old resident of Our Father's House, the home for troubled teenage girls that he owns in nearby Milton. He is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, lewd or lascivious conduct and three counts of lewd or lascivious molestation.
The girl and another resident who is a potential witness have been taken into protective custody by the state. Santa Rosa County Sheriff's spokesman Jerry Henderson said investigators are seeking other potential victims.
Of course, innocent until proven guilty.