Court Rejects Ex-youth Pastor's Bid for Release

The Newsbug
April 26, 2014

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HARTFORD CITY, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Court of Appeals has rejected a bid for early release by a former youth pastor convicted of having a sexual relationship with a teenage congregation member.

Thirty-three-year-old Joseph Pennington was sentenced to eight years in prison last year after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with a minor.

The Hartford City man had asked the state appeals court to reduce his sentence, release him from prison and place him on electronic home detention for six years.

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