Former youth minister convicted of sex abuse

by Associated Press

Kentucky Post

October 25, 2010

OWENSBORO, Ky. - A jury has convicted a former youth minister in western Kentucky of felony sex abuse.

The Messenger-Inquirer reports the jury recommended a one-year sentence for 24-year-old Jacob Conder, a former minister at Wing Avenue Baptist Church and a former deputy constable in Daviess County. He also will be required to register as a sex offender.

The abuse involved a 15-year-old girl and occurred during a mission trip to Letcher County in eastern Kentucky.

The jury in Letcher County deliberated about four hours on Wednesday before returning the verdict.

The newspaper reports Conder is scheduled for trial in Daviess Circuit Court in January on four similar charges.

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Information from: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, http://www.messenger-inquirer.com

http://www.kypost.com/dpp/news/state/Sex-Abuse-Charge_21430482

See also:

Ex-youth minister found guilty of sex abuse, WAVE-3, October 22,2010

Youth leader jailed on sex abuse charges, WFIE-14, August 20, 2009