Pastor Gets 4 Years For Child Seduction

Indiana: A former youth pastor from Lafayette who admitted fondling and having sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old girl in his care was sentenced Monday to four years in prison.

Robert L. McFadden III, 41, pleaded guilty in June in Tippecanoe Superior Court 1 to three counts of child seduction, each a Class D felony. According to court documents, the teenager told investigators that McFadden gave her massages on April 12 and April 14 that led to sexual contact.

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In Indiana, the age of sexual consent is 16. However, a person can be charged with child seduction if the victim is between the ages of 16 and 18 and the suspect is a caretaker or guardian. McFadden had been a caretaker to the girl since she was 4 years old.