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Kalamazoo’s Fox affiliate reports:
A former Kalamazoo pastor convicted of sex crimes involving teenage boys learned his sentence Monday. Stricjavvar “Strick” Strickland was sentenced to 12 months behind bars on Monday.
The former pastor at Second Baptist Church pleaded guilty to one count last August for knowingly offering to sell transportation services for the purpose of engaging in prostitution.
Back in 2021, investigators said Strickland used his position at Kalamazoo Public Schools to contact and recruit teenage boys to engage in sex acts with his wife.
Read the full article. Strickland, who was locally famous for driving a gold Cadillac SUV, had been charged with 11 felony county of trafficking and child sex assault. Ten of those counts were dismissed in a plea deal. All eight felony charges against his wife were dismissed in 2021.
Former Kalamazoo pastor Strick Strickland was sentenced today to 1 year in Kalamazoo County Jail after he pleaded guilty to a sex crime charge connected to allegations he and his wife paid teenage boys to engage in sexual acts.@wwmtnews pic.twitter.com/ygVaHtMx2o
— Mike KrafcikTV (@Mkrafcik) January 30, 2023
Strickland agreed to plead to 1 ct. of transportation services for the purpose of engaging in prostitution in August.
As part of the deal, Strickland avoids sex offender registry.
Strickland used his power to take advantage of the young male victims, according to prosecutors. pic.twitter.com/pJ5y5LzWe0
— Mike KrafcikTV (@Mkrafcik) January 30, 2023