Catawba Youth Pastor Charged with Enticing Girl Held without Bond

Catawba youth pastor charged with enticing girl held without bond

Jacob Ryan Barnett is accused of asking a 15-year-old girl to send him sexual images of herself.

Virginia youth pastor arrested for soliciting explicit materials from minors

Authorities say Jacob Barnett used various social media accounts to solicit sexually explicit material from underage girls across state lines while serving as youth pastor at Catawba Valley Baptist Church, leading to his arrest on Aug. 7. Barnett, 34, was apprehended by FBI agents Aug. 6 in North Carolina and is being held at the Catawba County Detention Center in North Carolina without bond, according to media reports. A May 18 tip led the FBI t