MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) – The son of New Albany church leaders arrested Friday in connection to allegations of rape is now facing nearly 30 charges related to rape allegations out of Knox County.

A Knox County grand jury heard a presentation Monday morning from prosecuting attorneys against 36-year-old Gary “Tom” Keesee Jr., the son of Faith Life Church senior pastors Gary and Drenda Keesee. Tom Keesee was initially charged out of Mount Vernon Municipal court in connection with two separate allegations of rape, one in 2006, the other in 2001.

After Monday’s grand jury hearing, Keesee is charged with 11 counts of rape, 11 counts of gross sexual imposition, and five counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The counts date range spans from 2002 to 2011.

Keesee, who previously served on the church’s staff, was served an arrest warrant Friday and taken into custody by the Licking County Sheriff’s Office at his Johnstown residence. His case is scheduled for an arraignment hearing on Wednesday at 1 p.m.

In February, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office asked the Licking County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the church for allegations of sexual abuse of minors because Dendra Keesee serves as a Knox County commissioner. Records obtained by NBC4 show there are potentially dozens of victims and witnesses with the alleged abuse dating back decades.

Licking County prosecutor Jenny Wells said there were three victims who had come forward.

“They are to be commended for their bravery,” Wells said.

She said the victims were between ages 6 and 15 at the time of the alleged offenses, and were all members of Faith Life Church at some point.

Sheriff Randy Thorp said some of the victims came forward in December, and the sheriff’s office received the case in February.

“Our focus is on the victims,” Thorp said. “That’s what matters to us.”

“We felt that justice wasn’t being served, so that was our purpose for taking the case,” he said.

A statement was issued from a law firm representing Faith Life Church. It read, in part, “The complaint alleges incidents that occurred approximately two decades ago that in no way involved Faith Life Church. The allegations have been investigated by the Licking County Sheriff’s Office, and Faith Life Church has cooperated fully with the investigation.”

Wells said there has been no evidence as of Monday that indicated that any of the alleged offenses happened at the church.

Officials urged anyone who has any information or may have been a victim themselves to come forward, as the investigation remains ongoing.