Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Other or denomination not established Williamsville, New York, USA · 2026

United States: former executive pastor pleads guilty to raping two children he met through his church

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Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

executive pastor, The Chapel

Organization

The Chapel (Cheektowaga, Getzville, Lockport, Niagara Falls campuses)

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Camardo served as executive pastor at The Chapel, a multi-campus church, for 14 years before his arrest; that clerical standing is the authority context reporting places him in relative to both child victims.

Pastoral or clerical authority
Institutional obedience or isolation

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2026-07-13 · guilty plea; sentencing scheduled

Erie County Court, New York. Pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree rape and one count of second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, involving two victims under 15 and under 13; sentencing scheduled for September 10, 2026, with an expected six-to-eight-year determinate term.

Documented coercion mechanisms

14-year standing as executive pastor across a multi-campus church

Cited record

Sources

local television court reporting criminal disposition Spectrum News 1 Buffalo, "Williamsville pastor pleads guilty to sexually abusing children" (July 13, 2026).: Court report confirming the guilty plea, both counts, the two-victim age ranges, and Camardo's 14-year tenure as The Chapel's executive pastor.
local television court reporting corroboration WKBW, "Former executive pastor at The Chapel pleads guilty to child sexual abuse charges.": Corroborating local report confirming the plea and Camardo's church role.
local television court reporting corroboration News 4 Buffalo (WIVB), "Former pastor, soccer coach admits to child sexual abuse.": Additional corroboration noting both the pastoral role and the soccer-coaching role, and the scheduled September 2026 sentencing.

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Source and tier basis: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2026/07/13/the-chapel-pastor-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-abusing-children Corpus classification: local-television-court-reporting; evidentiary role: criminal-disposition. SHA-256 c394e1fa4d16a5617a46c5d3a372a1766cb3a7f9279b828519efbda99911a429
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
Source and tier basis: https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/williamsville-man-pleads-guilty-to-child-sexual-abuse-charges Corpus classification: local-television-court-reporting; evidentiary role: corroboration. SHA-256 f6e71fdf345a6223593f6cc976b1596b0daf58e730b18d3d7c90399b83f3b914
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
Source and tier basis: https://www.wivb.com/news/crime/williamsville-man-admits-to-child-sexual-abuse/ Corpus classification: local-television-court-reporting; evidentiary role: corroboration.
Retrieval: 2026-07-27 · Retrieval failed; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger

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