MI Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges

Grand Rapids’ ABC affiliate reports:

Daniel Byron DeVries, of Fruitport Township, originally faced six felony counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and three counts of using a computer to commit a crime.

This week, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child sexually abusive material and one count of using a computer to commit a crime. The other counts were dropped.

Muskegon Prosecutor DJ Hilson said DeVries held various roles in which he had contact with youth in the community. DeVries was a deacon at Unity Reformed Church in Norton Shores. He also volunteered at an organization called Kids Hope Network which runs a program at Churchill Elementary School.

Read the full article. Sentencing will take place in February.

Michigan evangelical church leader & sunday school teacher, Daniel DeVries, has pled guilty to possessing images of children being sexually abused. pic.twitter.com/QecdmWNJDE

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