NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pasco County pastor, who once served as a local deputy, has been arrested on multiple allegations of molestation, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office told 8 On Your Side that they had investigated reports of 56-year-old Angelo Musicaro, pastor of Worship-Life Church in New Port Richey, “being inappropriate” with four children on multiple occasions between 2021 and 2026.
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Unsealed criminal complaints revealed some details of the allegations.
In one case, a child victim told an investigator that she frequently visited Musicaro’s house between 2021 and 2025. The alleged victim said he touched her inappropriately underneath her clothing on five separate incidents, according to a criminal complaint.
“Subsequent to your affiant’s investigation, a forensic interview was conducted with the juvenile victim,” the affidavit said. “The forensic specialist conducting the aforementioned interview confirmed positive findings of sexual abuse for this victim and several other juvenile victims who were also victimized by the defendant.”…