WA Youth Pastor Gets 14 Months For Child Rape

September 20, 2023 Crime, Religion

The Everett Herald reports:

A former youth pastor convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at his Arlington church was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in prison. Following a brief bench trial in April, a judge found Kendal Kippen, 27, guilty of third-degree rape of a child Tuesday.

In 2017 and 2018, the Stanwood man worked at Jake’s House Church, the same Arlington ministry where his father served as a pastor, charging papers say. As a youth pastor, the defendant was responsible for leading events and organizing camps.

In August 2020, Kippen was “removed” from his position amid allegations he sexually abused multiple young members, according to an email sent out by church leadership. He later resigned entirely from the church staff.

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Per the report, 14 months was the limit under state sentencing guidelines. As I noted in my July 2022 report on his arrest, Kippen’s Twitter feed was mostly retweets of Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, QAnon anti-vax nuts, and other crackpots. Since that report predates the launch of our running tally, he joins our ignominious list today.



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