MARYLAND
Associated Baptist Press
By Bob Allen
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
FREDERICK, Md. (ABP) – The former pastor of a Southern Baptist church in Maryland pleaded guilty Feb. 7 to sexually abusing a girl in his congregation.
Joe Nix Ivey, 74, of Walkersville, Md., confessed to a second-degree sex offense in a plea bargain, according to the Frederick News-Post. In exchange, prosecutors dropped charges of second-degree assault and sex abuse of a minor.
Ivey was pastor of Barnesville Baptist Church for more than 10 years before resigning last September after he was charged with having sexual contact with a girl who was either 10 or 11 years old. The assault occurred while the two watched a movie together at his home.
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