A former youth minister for a Northern Virginia church was arrested and made an initial appearance in court Monday on federal charges of enticement of minors for illegal sexual activity and traveling with the intent to engage in illegal sexual activity with minors.

According to court documents, Jeffrey Turner Taylor, 66, now of Milford, Ohio, served as a youth minister at The Falls Church from 1990 to 2002.

Taylor allegedly sexually groomed multiple boys under the guise of spiritual guidance, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alexandria said in a news release.

His alleged grooming behaviors included “sexual horseplay, probing inquiries into the sexual secrets and habits of boys, and detailed revelations about his own sexual experiences,” the release said.

On multiple occasions, Taylor traveled with the alleged intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct by taking boys with him to ministry events in another state or country. On several occasions, Taylor allegedly engaged or attempted to engage in sexual molestation of multiple boys, the release said.

According to court documents, Taylor served as a youth minister at two other churches in Atlanta, where he allegedly groomed and sexually abused a boy in his ministry there. Of the conduct known to investigators, Taylor’s alleged sexual grooming and abuse spanned from at least 1990 until 2008.

Anyone with information who may have been a victim of Jeffrey Taylor is encouraged to contact the FBI Washington Field Office.

Taylor is scheduled for arraignment in the Eastern District of Virginia on Sept. 24. If convicted, Taylor faces up to 105 years in prison.

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