Kenneth Baker was the youth pastor at the First Baptist Church of Ashland, Oregon. He was accused of sexually abusing a child he knew through the church from 2006 and 2011. The abuse began when she was thirteen.
He confessed to the church when questioned and they reported him to the police and fired him.
He was arrested and charged with 4 felony and 2 misdemeanor counts. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 126 months plus life on sex offender registry. The judge noted it was the second case in a month were someone violated pastoral trust.
- KMTR: Former Ashland youth pastor arrested & faces sex charges
- Medford Mail Tribune: Former pastor gets prison for abuse
December 6, 2016