Campbell was taken into custody Wednesday morning by members of the U.S.
Oklahoma authorities opened their probe into Campbell after NBC News published its investigation in May, tracing allegations of abuse to his earliest years in ministry.
The accusers described a magnetic preacher who cultivated trust in children and their parents, only to exploit it behind closed doors.
Joe Campbell was the children's pastor at Eastland Assembly of God in Tulsa in the early 1980s when he met Kerri Jackson.
Jackson said the men asked her to describe the abuse in graphic detail and invited Campbell and his wife into the room to challenge her account.
Creed went to the police in 1989, and Campbell was charged with forcible sex with a minor.
But after being harassed by church members, Creed said, her mental health deteriorated, and she backed out of testifying, leading to the charges’ being dropped. »