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Six Years and Lifetime Registration
Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Jonathan Peternel, son of politically connected pastor Nathan Peternel of Life Church, has been sentenced to six years for possessing and distributing more than 200 videos of child sexual abuse. In this episode, reporter Tom LoBianco walks us through the courtroom drama, the disturbing details uncovered by investigators, and the reaction inside Life Church. We also dig into the political fallout for Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, whose rise has been closely tied to the church now rocked by this scandal.