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Fri May 9, 2025, 03:14 PM May 9

Yet another NOT a drag queen... [View all]

Yeesh, what a pervert.

Former youth pastor pleads guilty to sexual assault of child more than 20 years ago, Wisconsin DOJ announces

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - A former youth pastor entered a guilty plea in Wood County court on Thursday to a charge of Repeated Sexual Assault of Same Child.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that the case stemmed from a report sent through the Wisconsin DOJ’s Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse Initiative.

Former youth pastor James Lane, 53, pleaded guilty to repeatedly assaulting the victim between September 1, 2002, and December 31, 2003.

Lane, then a youth pastor at Faith Reformed Church located in the City of Wisconsin Rapids, admitted to assaulting the victim in Lane’s vehicle when he was driving the victim home.

According to the DOJ, victim in this case had not reported the assault to either church or legal authorities prior to reporting through the website for the Wisconsin DOJ Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse Initiative.

https://www.wbay.com/2025/05/09/former-youth-pastor-pleads-guilty-sexual-assault-child-more-than-20-years-ago-wisconsin-doj-announces/

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