Posted on 02/22/2023 7:25:57 PM PST by Morgana
A former Texas youth pastor who was found guilty of producing child pornography in July 2022, was sentenced by a U.S. District Judge on Wednesday to 60 years in prison.
On July 22, 2022, a jury found Chad Michael Rider, 49, of Anna, Texas guilty of three counts of sexually exploiting children.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Texas said in a press release that in August 2022, investigators with Homeland Security were investigating David Pettigrew of Denison, Texas for child pornography.
During the investigation, agents searched Pettigrew’s office at the Denison Church of Nazarene and seized a computer hard drive.
The drive contained videos dating back to 2016, according to court documents, of Rider and Pettigrew getting ready to film children bathing at the church, the release said, as well as videos that Rider shot of two other children in a residence.
Pettigrew and Rider were both indicted on Sept. 1, 2020 on charges of conspiring to sexually exploit children which is also known as production of child pornography.
The indictment, which was filed on Aug. 19 but was initially sealed, shows investigators recovered at least two images that Pettigrew allegedly sent via email at the end of May 2020. Both images showed underage females either fully nude or with their genitals exposed, the indictment alleges.
The indictment further alleged the pair "did conspire and attempt to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, and coerce minor victims … to engage in sexually explicit conduct."
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Hand him over to the dads for a lesson from the Old Testament.
I haven’t been in church for a few years, so I’m not up to knowing the facilities that churches have. But what church has a shower would let children use it without supervisions by adults?
Who bathes at church?
“Hand him over to the dads for a lesson from the Old Testament.”
I agree!
“Who bathes at church?”
I was hoping you all could tell me this!! Was it in the place were one is baptized? Did the youth pastor fill it up with mr bubbles or something?
At most churches, you’d be lucky to find a toilet for each sex.
All I can think is that maybe there’s a Christian school attached, with a gymnasium and locker rooms.
Yea but locker rooms have showers not bath tubs
Too weird!
Every youth pastor is suspect in my book.
Hope the pedo rots in Hell.
why are they bathing at church?
“Fels-Naptha” is something I’ve not heard of in years. Unfortunately, “youth pasters” abusing children is all too common.
I do agree with another poster who said that some Old Testament justice is needed here, but 60 years in prison will work too.
“But what church has a shower would let children use it without supervisions by adults?”
Apparently they were supervised. They just did not know it. I agree with the post that says turn him over to the dads.
“Ironic that no one has commented on the race of the perps. I wonder why.”
Because we already know which race uses children as playthings.
They ain't messing around.
A 60-year prison sentence tells me he's a white guy.
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