UNITED STATES
The Freethinker (UK)
A US district who jailed an Indiana pastor for 12 years for having sex with an under-age girl is expected to consider an appeal against the sentence next month.
Former mega-church pastor Jack A Schaap, 56, (above) is asking judge Rudy Lozano to overturn his 12-year sentence:
Due to the aggressiveness of (the girl) that inhibited impulse control …
According to this report, Schaap is taking a risk with his appeal. Said one lawyer, who asked to remain anonymous:
Judge Lozano may give him more time.
Schaap pleaded guilty to transporting a female student of the church’s high school to Illinois and Michigan for sexual encounters. He also had sex with her in his church office in June and July 2012.
The girl wrote in her victim impact statement.
I was raised by my parents and teachers to trust and obey my pastor. He was a celebrity to me, a father figure and a man of God. As my pastor, I sought guidance and counseling from (Schaap) when I was in need of help.
Schaap is being held in the Federal Correctional Institute in Ashland, Kentucky, and he isn’t eligible for release until April 20, 2023.
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