Ex-Alabama pastor pleads guilty to rape, incest charges involving teen girl

By Nina Golgowski
New York Daily News
June 08, 2015

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ex-alabama-pastor-pleads-guilty-rape-incest-article-1.2251144

William Best, 48, a former pastor in Valley Grande, Ala. has pleaded guilty to charges of rape and incest.

Best served as a pastor at the Living Waters Worship Center (pictured), north of Selma. That's where his victim says some of the abuse took place.

A former Alabama pastor has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of first-degree rape and incest involving a teenage girl.

William Best's plea came before he was due to face trial Monday for additional charges including sodomy and sexual abuse, AL.com reported citing court records.

The 48-year-old was being held on $2.5 million bond after his arrest last year while serving at a Valley Grande church north of Selma.

That's when his victim told a family member about the sexual abuse that she said took place at not only the church but his home over several years' time, the Selma Times-Journal reported.

Authorities later said they had DNA evidence supporting her allegations.

Best was promptly fired from the Living Waters Worship Center after his April 2014 arrest.