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

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

executive pastor, The Chapel

Organization

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

Spiritual nexus

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

Primary 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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