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irisblue

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Sat May 16, 2026, 03:02 PM Yesterday

#NotADragQueen- Lifewise Pastor& teacher pleads guilty to sexual misconduct towards minor [View all]



Title- Former LifeWise teacher, pastor pleads guilty to sexual misconduct toward teenager
Source-https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/central-ohio-news/former-lifewise-teacher-pastor-pleads-guilty-to-sexual-misconduct-toward-teenager/

snip-ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Muskingum County pastor and former LifeWise teacher pleaded guilty to voyeurism and gross sexual imposition this week.

Christopher Riggs, a recent pastor at Washington Township Baptist Church, was arrested Wednesday on one count of gross sexual imposition and two counts of voyeurism. Court documents show Riggs’ misconduct was directed toward a minor teenager. Riggs pleaded guilty to both shortly after his arrest.

According to court documents, Riggs had forced sexual contact with a 14-year-old between June 1 and Sept. 23 of 2023, a fourth-degree felony. Riggs also pleaded guilty to voyeurism “for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying” himself during the same dates, a third-degree misdemeanor. Court documents said Riggs also committed sexual voyeurism from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2025 with the same victim, now 17."

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