The former executive pastor at The Chapel, a Christian megachurch in Getzville, pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree rape and second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child.

John A. Camardo III, 47, pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree rape.

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Dear Chapel Friends and Family, 

We are so saddened to share some disheartening news with you in relation to John Camardo.  With the following sentences we want to explain a few procedural items that will answer some questions of how we responded, give you some direction as to how you can help care for the Camardo family during this time, acknowledge the heaviness of how this news lands for all of us, and call us to prayer and dependence on........

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