Crime & Safety
Ex-Youth Pastor At Manassas Church Sent To Prison
A former youth pastor at a Manassas church received a three-year sentence Monday for taking indecent liberties with a minor.
MANASSAS, VA — A former youth minister at a Manassas church was sentenced to three years in prison Monday on charges that he exposed himself to a teenage girl in 2014, according to a media report. Jordan Baird, 28, pleaded guilty in February to two counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor while in a supervisory position, InsideNoVa.com reported.
Baird previously served a five-month jail sentence after a 2018 conviction in a similar case, according to InsideNoVa.com. He was indicted last year on the charges stemming from the 2014 incident.
At the time of that incident, Baird was a youth pastor and music teacher at The Life Church in Manassas.
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In a court hearing Monday, the victim testified about the 2014 incident, and how it occurred during a music lesson. She was 16 when it happened while he was 23, InsideNoVa.com reported.
Prosecutors called a dozen other witnesses Monday to testify on how Baird’s actions affected their lives, InsideNoVa reported. They included the victim's family members and a psychologist who evaluated Baird.
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