Alabama Pastor Gets 20 Years On Child Sex Charges

Huntsville’s ABC affiliate reports:

A former pastor at a Decatur church was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sodomy, a Morgan County circuit judge told News 19. Danny Duane Pitts was found guilty of second-degree sodomy by a Morgan County jury on October 24.

On Wednesday, Circuit Judge Charles B. Elliott sentenced Pitts to 20 years in the Alabama Department of Corrections. This is the maximum sentence for second-degree sodomy.

The victim in the case also tearfully testified that Pitts took advantage of him early on in counseling sessions. The victim said he initially kept it to himself but later confided in his family, who offered support if he wanted to press charges.

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