Former Priest-in-Training Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Crime

Former DeSoto County priest-in-training pleads guilty to child exploitation

The former seminarian now faces decades in prison.

Former priest-in-training pleads guilty to child sex crime

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A former priest-in-training pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material on Monday, the DeSoto County District Attorney's Office says. Johnathan Tu Nguyen-Vuong pleaded guilty to child exploitation after investigators found he was actively uploading and downloading child sexual abuse material from a residence in Nesbit, Mississippi. He is scheduled to [...]

Former trainee Catholic priest, Jonathan Tu Nguyen-Vuong of Nesbit, pleads guilty to child exploitation charge – BishopAccountability.org

The DeSoto County DA’s office has released a statement regarding the guilty plea of a trainee Catholic priest from Nesbit who has pled guilty to child exploitation charges. The statement reads as follows: A DeSoto County man has pleaded guilty to child exploitation after investigators discovered he was actively uploading and downloading child sexual abuse material from a residence in Nesbit. On June 1, 2026, Jonathan Tu Nguyen-Vuong pleaded guil…

Summer camp employee and seminarian pleads guilty to child exploitation charge

HERNANDO – A DeSoto County man who worked with children as a seminarian and summer camp employee has pleaded guilty to a child exploitation charge after investigators discovered child sexual abuse material being uploaded and downloaded from a residence in Nesbit. According to authorities, Jonathan Tu Nguyen-Vuong pleaded guilty June 1 in DeSoto County Circuit Court to one count of child exploitation. Prosecutors said the charge stems from his in…