Former First Baptist Church Youth Group Leader Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Molestation
Scott Christner was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty and admitting to sexually abusing several boys while he served as a youth group leader at First Baptist Church in Goshen, Indiana. Christner was arrested in November 2019 after several victims came forward to report sexual abuse. He was arrested a second time a few weeks later on additional charges of Child Molesting after more victims came forward. Court documents indicate the sexual abuse occurred from about May 2012 through January 2017 when he served as a youth pastor at First Baptist Church.
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