Former Youth Minister Sentenced to 2 Years behind Bars for Child Molestation

By Rachel Keith
WAAY
October 8, 2015

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According to court documents, a former Lauderdale County youth minister was sentenced to 2 years in prison for child molestation Wednesday.

As part of a plea agreement, 79-year-old Oliver Brazelle received a 10 year split sentence, but will only serve 2 years behind bars. His sentence will be reviewed by a judge after 2 years to determine if he will be released.

Brazelle was arrested and charged with sexual abuse in January. He was the youth and music minister at the Sheffield First United Methodist Church.

In August, Brazelle pled guilty to a lesser offense of child molestation and luring a child in order to perform or to propose sexual acts.

Brazelle was accused of abusing a teenage boy, who was a member of his church. The incident is believed to have happened at Brazelle's home on Lauderdale 322.

Brazelle will have to register as a sex offender and will serve 5 years on supervised probation after his release.

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