Jury finds Toledo pastor guilty of sex trafficking of a minor and other crimes
Thursday, March 28, 2019
A jury found a Toledo pastor guilty of sex trafficking of a minor and other crimes, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Eric B. Smith said.
Anthony Haynes, 40, is scheduled to be sentenced June 17. A jury found him guilty of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking, child exploitation and obstruction of a sex trafficking investigation following a trial that began on Monday.
Two other pastors – Kenneth Butler and Cordell Jenkins – previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the sex trafficking conspiracy involving minors.
Haynes, Butler and Jenkins sexually assaulted a juvenile girl beginning in 2014 through 2017, according to court documents.
The girl was 14 when the conduct began and she was in the custody of Haynes. Some of this conduct took place at Greater Life Christian Center in Toledo, where Haynes was pastor at the time. Haynes used his cellular telephone to record these sexual assaults, according to trial testimony and court documents.
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