Joe Barron, the Baptist minister taken into custody on Thursday in a sex sting operation has resigned from his position at the Prestonwood Baptist Church following the scandal, Rev. Jack Graham officially unveiled on Saturday, one day after Barron was released from the Brazos County Jail on bail.

The Baptist minister, age 52, who is now charged with online solicitation of a minor and faces long years in prison, is member of one of the largest churches in the country, with 26,000 members and 40 ministers. His work focused on married adults.

According to his neighbors, Barron and his wife looked like the average normal couple, never displaying out of the ordinary behavior, which is why the entire community is still shocked and upset with the news.

Police has been tracking Barron’s actions for some time, and on May 6, when the minister proposed what he thought to be a 13-year-old girl to skip school and meet him for sex, they followed him and arrested him.

Barron didn’t suspect for one moment that the “girl” he was supposed to meet was actually an undercover police officer. Following his arrest, police officers found condoms and a web camera in his vehicle. They also searched his home and seized a desktop computer, two laptops, several computer disks and memory cards.

He was released from police custody on Friday night, on a $7,000 bail, but it still remains unclear whether Barron has a lawyer. In an official statement after the arrest, church officials said he has never displayed inappropriate behavior in the three years he’s been with the church.

However, Rev. Jack Graham said, according to the Associated Press, that they are “appalled” and “disgraced” by his actions, which are unacceptable for a minister. He also added that they are ready to put this story behind them, without neglecting their responsibilities and obligations to help with the ongoing investigation.