Phillips Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor
By Michelle Sherman
A former youth pastor convicted of criminal sexual abuse pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of misdemeanor attempted unlawful presence in a daycare center. Jason Phillips, 41, of Glasford, was sentenced to 300 days in Fulton County Jail, a $500 fine and $432 in court costs in Fulton County Court by Judge Thomas B. Ewing for the Class A misdemeanor. Four Class 4 felony charges of being present on the property of a child care facility were dropped. He was arrested Aug. 6 by Canton Police officers for allegedly dropping off two children at His Little Children Child Care Center in Canton on four separate occasions between July 31 and Aug. 6. On two of those occasions he was spotted inside the building, a violation of the terms of the sex offender registry. In 2011, Phillips was convicted of criminal sexual abuse of a then-minor and sentenced to four years in prison. He was released from the Illinois Department of Corrections last year. At the time of the crime, he was a youth pastor and associate pastor at Covenant Community Fellowship Church in Canton. He will receive 152 days of credit for time spent in custody between Aug. 5, 2015, and Jan. 4, and he also will receive a $5-per-day credit toward his fine. The misdemeanor charge brought with it the potential for up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
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