Admitted Sex Offender Avoids Jail Time

By Chris Williams
The Wjtv
January 22, 2013

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Jackson- John Langworthy pleaded guilty in a Hinds County court Tuesday morning.

He admitted to five counts of gratification of lust. Court records show between 1980 and 1984, Langworhty molested boys. He befriended families and worked as a babysitter before moving in on his victims.

A judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison, but suspended all 10 years, meaning he won't serve any jail time. Langworthy will serve 5 years probation and will have to register as a sex offender.

The story came to light in August 2011. Morrison Heights Baptist Church in Clinton hired Langworthy and his wife. Langworthy publicly confessed to molesting boys and asked for forgiveness. After that, victims started coming forward.

Langworthy also lived in Texas. He moved back to Mississippi in 1989 after similar allegations surfaced against him in Texas.