HAMMOND (IL)
NWI Times
By Times Staff
HAMMOND | A local megachurch’s former leader signed a plea agreement in federal court Tuesday admitting he took a minor over state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity.
Jack Schaap was charged with interstate transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
Schaap, 54, of Dyer, was dismissed from his leadership role at First Baptist Church in Hammond in late July after telling church officials about an explicit relationship with a young girl.
The FBI began looking into the relationship between Schaap and the girl, who was 17 when the allegations surfaced.
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