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Elderly Virginia Pastor Receives 8-Year Sentence for Child Sex Crimes Due to Plea Deal

Summary by The Roys Report
An 88-year-old Virginia pastor was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for child sex crimes, after a judge greatly reduced it from 55 years. According to Richmond County Circuit Court records, a plea deal allowed the pastor, who had previously faced 31 charges, to receive the shorter sentence. Albert “Ben” Wharton, pastor of Victory Baptist Church in Warsaw, Virginia, from 1976-2002, pleaded guilty to eight of the counts against him, court…
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The Roys Report broke the news in on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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