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	Former Massillon Pastor Gets 10 Years, Lifetime Tag As Sex Offender Canton Repository November 5, 2008 http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=11&ID=439865&subCategoryID=0 CANTON A former minister will spend 10 years in prison for molesting a family member. Peter L. Pilger, 36, of Warren, was sentenced today by Stark County Common Pleas Judge John G. Haas. Pilger previously pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping, rape, gross sexual imposition and three counts of attempted rape. The judge also classified Pilger as a Tier III sex offender, requiring lifetime registration with the county sheriff. Pilger, a former Jackson Township resident, sexually abused a girl during a six-year period ending in April, when township police began investigating. In at least one incident, Pilger locked the girl in a walk-in closet and engaged in sexual acts, according to court papers. The alleged abuse occurred in Stark and Franklin counties. The girl is now 12. In May, church officials formally removed Pilger as pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Massillon. Pilger was assigned to the church a month before but had no contact with the congregation after early April, church officials have said.
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