Former Area Pastor’s Plea Hearing Reset

Denton Record-Chronicle
January 22, 2015

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Jeffrey Dale Williams Photo: Denton County Jail

Jeffrey Dale Williams, former pastor of The Church of Corinth, is expected to be in court next month.

Williams had a plea hearing initially set for Wednesday in Judge Brody Shanklin’s 211th District Court, but it was canceled, despite several people waiting to hear his plea in court.

The former pastor was charged with attempted sexual performance of a child, a third-degree felony, after he allegedly tried to coerce a teenage girl to remove her clothes.

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services contacted Corinth police investigators about possible allegations of sexual abuse on April 3, 2013, police said at the time of his arrest.

Records obtained from Corinth police state that Williams allegedly locked a door and put a chair against it before asking the victim to take off her clothes so he could see “eye candy.”

Williams’ Denton-based attorney Derek Adame said Wednesday he would not comment on the pending case.

First Assistant District Attorney Jamie Beck didn’t have specifics as to why the plea hearing was canceled but said a new plea date is set for Feb. 25.