VIRGINIA
Roanoke Times
By Robby Korth robby.korth@roanoke.com 381-1679
CHRISTIANSBURG — A former pastor and youth minister in Hopewell pleaded guilty to two counts of procuring a sex act by computer Wednesday in Montgomery County.
Deric Peacock, 30, was sentenced to serve five years in prison and seven years probation upon his release by Circuit Court Judge Marcus Long. Peacock had online communications in which he exposed himself and said he fantasized about having sex with what he thought were a 12-year-old girl and her mother, but both were in fact, a Christiansburg police detective.
Long sentenced Peacock to a total of 20 years, but suspended 15.
The five-year sentence is 18 months above the high end of usual guidelines in such cases, county Commonwealth’s Attorney Mary Pettitt said. Long agreed to go above guidelines because of Peacock’s role as a minister, he said.
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