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Former church volunteer pleads guilty in connection to molestations

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A former church volunteer from Goshen accused of molesting five members of a youth group has pleaded guilty.

Scott Christner, 46, was charged with inappropriately touching five boys on multiple occasions between 2012 and 2019.

The investigation began when one of boys he victimized made accusations.

Four others then came forward, describing incidents that occurred when they say they were alone with Christner, or while he was roughhousing with them.

If the deal is accepted, Christner would receive a 20-year prison term when he’s sentenced in early January, according to 95.3 MNC’s reporting partners at The Elkhart Truth.

Christner was a long-time youth leader at the First Baptist Church of Goshen.

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Un ancien pasteur de la jeunesse admet avoir agressé plusieurs garçons sur une période de 5 ans et en a 20 ans - Dowls January 5, 2022 at 9:06 pm

[…] dans l’Indiana. Entre 2012 et 2019, Christner a agressé cinq garçons à plusieurs reprises, WTRC-FM signalé. Le dernier cas connu s’est produit en juillet 2019, quelques mois seulement avant […]

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