TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) - A pastor in southwestern Arkansas has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing two teen girls he met in church.
The Texarkana Gazette reports that 42-year-old David Wayne Farren fist confessed to abusing the victims during an interview with police in 2016.
He later pleaded guilty to seven counts of first-degree sexual assault, one count of second-degree sexual assault and a misdemeanor charge of violating mandatory reporting requirements.
He'll have to register as a sex offender upon release from prison.
The victims are now in their 20s. Prosecutors say the young women approved of the plea agreement, which spared them from testifying in court.
