Federal grand jury indicts former youth pastor on 3 felony counts after controversial state sentence
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton called Lindsey Whiteside’s house arrest sentence a “horrible miscarriage of justice.” (Brandon LaGrone II/The Daily Memphian file)
Former youth pastor Lindsey Whiteside is facing a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in federal prison if found guilty on three felony counts related to sexual exploitation of a minor after a U.S. District Court grand jury indicted her.
The federal indictment, filed Oct. 22 in the Northern District of Mississippi, was unsealed, outlining the punishment and the details of the case against the former youth pastor at Getwell Church Hernando and assistant basketball coach for DeSoto Central High.
Whiteside pleaded guilty in DeSoto County Circuit Court to sexual battery of a minor on Oct. 14, only to receive a widely criticized sentence of three years house arrest.
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Brandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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