Pastor’s Son Will Spend 4 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea in CSAM Case

Son of Life Church pastor sentenced to 4 years in prison for child exploitation

Jonathan Peternel, the 24-year-old son of lead pastor of the multicampus Life Church in Pendleton, Indiana, Nathan Peternel, will spend the next four years in prison and another two years of probation after pleading guilty to child exploitation and possession of child sex abuse material charges. #JonathanPeternel #LifeChurch #Sentence

Pastor’s Son Will Spend 4 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea in CSAM Case

Jonathan Peternel, son of a pastor, will spend four years in prison after pleading guilty to three felony charges related to child sex abuse material (CSAM).

Indiana pastor’s son gets 6 years for possession of child sex abuse material

The son of a prominent Indiana pastor with close ties to the state’s lieutenant governor has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sex abuse material. Jonathan Peternel, 24, of Pendleton, pleaded guilty in January to one felony count of child exploitation and three felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. “I hate my sin that I’ve committed,” he told the court before sentencing.

Six Years, Lifetime Registration — And a Political Fallout Still Unfolding

Jonathan Peternel, the son of politically connected suburban Indianapolis pastor Nathan Peternel, was sentenced Friday in Madison County to six years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts related to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. Peternel, 24, entered guilty pleas last month following a law enforcement investigation that uncovered more than 200 files depicting the sexual abuse of minors. Court rec…

Prominent Pastor's Son Sentenced to Six Years For Possessing 'Torture' CSAM

Warning: This deals with sensitive and disturbing information The son of a prominent Indiana pastor has been sentenced to six years in prison for possessing ‘torture’-child pornography. Jonathan Peternel is the son of Nathan Peternel, lead pastor at Life Church in Pendleton, IN. He was arrested late last year after a cyber tip came in […]