Surrey pastor gets 15 months for sex video

Man used teen’s Facebook photos, ID to encourage her rape

Published: December 10, 2009 4:17 a.m.

Last modified: December 10, 2009 4:19 a.m.

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A Surrey pastor was sentenced to 15 months in jail for making a sexually explicit video of a young teen girl using photographs from Facebook that also encouraged her rape, RCMP said yesterday.

Larry Robert Collins, 45, was pastor at the Guildford Church of Nazarene when the video was created and distributed online. He was removed after confessing about a year and a half ago.

RCMP Const. Rosiane Racine said Collins also used photos of the victim taken from Facebook to impersonate her online and encourage people to click on a web link to the video. He also posted the teen’s name and hometown.

The victim, who is not a B.C. resident, knew Collins but they did not have daily contact.

Racine called the case “very serious.”

“What’s unique and special about this one is that the video contains some writing encouraging people to rape the victim and that in itself is concerning,” she said.

After the video was discovered, the IP address was traced to Collins, who has since collaborated with investigators.

Douglas Woods, who’s serving as transitional pastor, said yesterday that members of the congregation are disappointed and shocked.

“As the congregation has become more aware, they have experienced disappointment and grief,” he said. “This is like a second shockwave to them, when it gets out to the media and reporters start making inquiries.”

According to Racine, the victim is shaken up but safe at home with her family.

“We don’t know how long the video was online, but it was long enough for a lot of people to view it and once something is online, it’s online forever,” said Racine.

Collins will also be on probation for three years once he’s released.

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