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Predator Pastor Who Texted With Teen Victim 39,000 Times Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison

Summary by protestia.com
A former youth pastor has pleaded guilty to sex crimes against a 17-year-old girl and will face 24 years in prison.Ryan Kelley McElrath, 40, was a youth pastor at Fellowship Bible Church, a non-denominational multisite church in Jackson, TN. McElrath, who has a wife and several children, was arrested after the girl’s father discovered their communications on her cellphone, which he then reported to authorities.Police discovered that they exchang…
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protestia.com broke the news in on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
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