The Modesto Bee reports:
A Modesto man who stepped down from his role as a church youth leader a month before his arrest has pleaded guilty to molesting a family member. Michael Sasser, 41, was arrested in April on suspicion of three counts of child molestation for acts that occurred during a period of months in 2022.
On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to the continuous sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. As a result of the plea, two other counts of child molestation were dropped.
Sasser was co-leader of the student ministry at Redeemer Church on H Street in Modesto. He has been in the Stanislaus County jail since his March arrest and will soon be transferred to prison.
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Former Modesto church youth leader pleads guilty to molesting family member https://t.co/N8fz2EFnL7
— The Modesto Bee (@modbee) June 8, 2023
CA Student Minister at Acts 29 Church, Michael Sasser, 40, Arrested on Child Sex Assault Charges.
The alleged victim was age 14 or younger, according to the charges which were first reported to police on March 8.https://t.co/Ryds1tal5K
— Dalton (@DaltonReport) April 6, 2023