Ohio Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Crimes, Court Documents Say
Silas Shelton admitted to three felony counts and one misdemeanor count after prosecutors dropped rape and sexual battery charges, court records show.
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Pervert SBC Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse Charges
(Church Leaders) A former Southern Baptist pastor in Ohio has pleaded guilty to four charges involving child sex abuse. Silas Shelton of Blanchester Community Ministries in Blanchester, Ohio, offered the guilty plea in exchange for prosecutors dropping charges of rape, gross sexual imposition, and arson. Shelton initially faced 12 charges. He was arrested in October of last year after being accused of of incidents of sexual abuse that occurred a…
Tri-State pastor pleads guilty to sex charges involving teens – BishopAccountability.org
A Clinton County pastor pleaded guilty to four of the 12 charges against him involving sex with a minor. Silas Shelton, 49, pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual conduct and menacing by stalking charges. In exchange, rape, gross sexual imposition and arson charges were dropped. Shelton was listed online as the pastor of Blanchester Community Ministries on Main St. in Wilmington. Some of the counts involved sex abuse of a teen stemming from incidents…
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