Youth Pastor Gets 5 Years On Child Sex, Porn Charges

The CBC reports:

Court of King’s Bench Justice Kevin Feth accepted a joint sentencing submission from the Crown and defence and sentenced Brad Dahr, 56, to four years in prison for sexual exploitation and one year for making child pornography. According to an agreed statement of facts, the pastor ran a mental health outreach program for young adults and asked a teenage member of the church’s congregation in 2017 to co-preach a sermon series with him.

They started exchanging sexual messages and Dahr suggested they switch between messaging platforms to avoid being discovered. Dahr had sex with the girl, whose identity is protected by a court-ordered publication ban, and they exchanged intimate photos and videos of themselves. Addressing the court, Dahr repeatedly said, “I deserve this” and said he regrets what he did. He spoke of his long-time wife, whom he betrayed, and his children, who were in the courtroom on Friday.

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His church has made their YouTube channel private.

NEWS: an Alberta youth pastor has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing a teen girl. Brad Dahr met the girl in a ministry he started focused on mental health and drove her to counselling appointments https://t.co/7wnUnSVW9V

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