TN Youth Pastor Gets Six Years On Child Sex Charges

Memphis’s NBC affiliate reports:

A former Mid-South church leader and Christian school administrator who was indicted for sex crimes against a minor has been sentenced to six years in prison.

John Brownlow faced eight charges related to the alleged grooming of a private school student during the pandemic. An Action News 5 Investigation revealed Brownlow was charged with persuading the teen to engage in sexual activity online and then recording it without the teen’s consent.

Brownlow pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of criminal attempted aggravated sexual exploitation. He will also be a registered sex offender for life.

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