IL Youth Pastor Gets 30 Years On Child Porn Charges

Illinois talk radio station WMIX reports:

A former youth pastor of a Patoka church pleaded guilty Thursday in Fayette County Court to five of ten felony charges stemming from his involvement in a child pornography ring in Vandalia.

Ferrell Kissiar, a former assistant pastor at the Pentecostal Church in Patoka was sentenced to a total of 30 years in prison after various consecutive sentences were handed down in the plea agreement.

He was arrested in 2021 along with a Vandalia husband and wife, Amber and Andrew Wehrle in connection with the pornography ring and abuse charges. Amber Wehrle was sentenced earlier this year to 13 years in prison while her husband was sentenced to 26 years.

Read the full article. Kissiar made our running tally earlier this month when he agreed to a plea deal.

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