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	Detectives Say Deacon Confesses WRCB [Marion County TN] July 4, 2007 http://www.wrcbtv.com/news/index.cfm?sid=9429 Following up with a story Eyewitness News broke on Monday. Marion County, Tennessee Detectives say a church deacon has now confessed to sexually exploiting an underage member of his family. Coffelt is charged with especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. Five days before his arrest, Coffelt became a Deacon at Jasper First Baptist. Jasper First Baptist Pastor David Clay says Coffelt is a nice guy and says he was shocked when he found out he's been charged with such a serious crime. Pastor Clay says he visited Coffelt in jail on Sunday. "He has confessed uh..that he is extremely sorry..remorseful..repentant about his actions," Pastor David Clay says. Detectives also say Coffelt confessed. He has since resigned as a Deacon at First Baptist and is being held on a $100,000 bond. Church Officials say their main concern is with the alleged victim and say they hadn't heard of the alleged abuse until the alleged victim went on a church sponsored camping trip where she was surrounded but counselors and friends.
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