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	Former Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sex Crime By Scott F. Davis Northwest Arkansas Times June 21, 2008 http://nwanews.com/nwat/News/66405/ A former youth pastor was sentenced on Friday to six years- three years in prison and three years suspended- for his sexual involvement with a 14-year old girl. Keith Daniel Kiger, 31, of Winslow entered a negotiated plea of guilty to reduced charges of sexual indecency with a child before 4 th Judicial Circuit Judge William Storey. He was initially charged with second-degree sexual assault. Kiger was a youth minister at a church the victim had attended only a few times, so it would have been hard to prove he committed the act while being in a position of trust, said Fourth Judicial District deputy prosecutor David Harris. Kiger admitted to engaging in sexual contact with the victim as many as six times, according to the arrest report. Most of the contact reportedly occurred in the back of his van during the day in public parking lots across Fayetteville. Under the deal, Kiger received credit for the 100 days he has served in the Washington County Detention Center, where he has remained since his arrest on March 12. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim and must pay restitution of $ 1, 500 after his release.
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