Sometime mondayindependen ce Police Arrested walton kentucky youth pastorjoe niemeyer. Hes charged tonight with sodomyrapeand first degree sex abuse. Kenton county jail records show Independence Police charged 54 year old joe niemeyer with those three felonies. Jail records show the crimes were all committed on a child under 12 years old. We dont know whether the victim had any connection to new Banklick Baptist church in walton. Thats where the pastor there confirmed to usthat niemeyer was a youth pastorworking alongside his wife at this walton kentucky church. The churchs Facebook Page shows niemeyer involoved in several activities with the youth membersand shows niemeyer on trips with the youth members outside of church. The pastor there tell ushes Close Friends with joe niemeyerand never saw anything to indicate any suspicions with him. Im very sorry to hear about what has happened in his home and were just praying for pretty big deal. Its like a kick in the gut. He was a friend of